amazona
[amaˈsona]
The verdict
“amazona” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #45,725 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,725
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mujer que monta a caballo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amazona |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amaˈsona] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #45,725 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amazona” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for amazona is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [amaˈsona]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,725 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for amazona, with forms such as "aamzona", "amaozna", and "amaznoa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Arizona", "armazón", "Amazonas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is amazona, spelled A-M-A-Z-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1Mujer que monta a caballo.
- 2Mujer guerrera que, según la leyenda, se cortaba el pecho derecho para disparar mejor las flechas.
- 3Traje de falda muy larga que suelen usar las mujeres para montar a caballo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aamzona,amaozna,amaznoa,amazoan,amazonna,amazzona,ammazona,amzaona,maazona
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amazona - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “amazona”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-A-Z-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [amaˈsona] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Arizona” - see the side-by-side comparison. amazona vs Arizona
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.