amazing

/[ə.ˈmeɪ.zɪŋ]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,099

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

amazing is anFrenchadj. It means: Ahurissant, stupéfiant. Pronounced [ə.ˈmeɪ.zɪŋ]. Often confused with Amazon and amazone.

Key facts for amazing
PropertyValue
Headwordamazing
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ə.ˈmeɪ.zɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,099
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of amazing in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for amazing is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ə.ˈmeɪ.zɪŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,099 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for amazing, with forms such as "aamzing", "amaizng", and "amazign". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Amazon", "amazone", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is amazing, spelled A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ahurissant, stupéfiant.
  2. 2
    extraordinaire, hors du commun.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aamzing,amaizng,amazign,amazingg,amazinng,amaznig,amazzing,ammazing,amzaing,maazing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amazing

Misspelling Variants of "amazing"

aamzing7amaizng7amazign7amazingg8amazinng8amaznig7amazzing8ammazing8
Misspelling Variants of "amazing"

Frequency rank: #24,099 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amazing"?
"amazing" is spelled A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ə.ˈmeɪ.zɪŋ].
What does "amazing" mean?
As an adj, "amazing" means: Ahurissant, stupéfiant.
What words are commonly confused with "amazing"?
"amazing" is commonly confused with "Amazon", "amazone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amazing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amazing" is [ə.ˈmeɪ.zɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amazing" come from?
"amazing" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.