amivsamigaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ami is a verb, amiga is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ami” is a verb and “amiga” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,552
“ami” frequency rank
#43,699
“amiga” frequency rank
59251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ami amiga
Definition jemanden lieben die Freundin, die Kameradin

Letter map: ami vs amiga

Shared letters muted; letters that set ami and amiga apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ami 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.

3 ch
ami
5 ch
amiga

Grammar separator: ami vs amiga

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ami is averb and amigaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ami” sits inside “amiga”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ami is recorded at frequency rank #15,552, classified as averb, 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 59251, this pair ranks #831,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ami vs amiga

Shared letters: aim. Private to "ami": -. Private to "amiga": g.

"ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "amiga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amigaaimga · amgia · amiag · amigga · ammiga · maiga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ami" and "amiga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ami" is a verb and "amiga" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ami" or "amiga"?
"ami" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,552 in our German list, against #43,699 for "amiga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ami" and "amiga".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ami" 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 #831,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ami" 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 #831,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list