Which to use
“ama” is an unknown and “amiga” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,432
- “ama” frequency rank
- #43,699
- “amiga” frequency rank
- 74131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ama | amiga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Suchergebnisse in der Interlingua-Wikipedia für „ama“ | die Freundin, die Kameradin |
Letter map: ama vs amiga
Shared letters muted; letters that set ama and amiga apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ama runs 3 letters (VCV) against amiga's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ama vs amiga
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ama is anunknown and amigaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ama is recorded at frequency rank #30,432, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. amiga is at rank #43,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əˈmiɣə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74131, this pair ranks #341,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ama vs amiga
Shared letters: am. Private to "ama": -. Private to "amiga": gi.
"ama" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "amiga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amiga ← aimga · amgia · amiag · amigga · ammiga · maiga
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ama" and "amiga" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ama" or "amiga" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ama" and "amiga".
- Full dictionary entry for "ama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amiga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ama" and "amiga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amiga vs Amigos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #341,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.