Which to use
“ami” is a verb and “amigo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,552
- “ami” frequency rank
- #41,012
- “amigo” frequency rank
- 56564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ami | amigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden lieben | der Freundschaft fühlt oder sich dadurch verbunden fühlt; der gute Beziehungen zu jene hat; |
Letter map: ami vs amigo
Shared letters muted; letters that set ami and amigo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ami runs 3 letters (VCV) against amigo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ami vs amigo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ami is averb and amigoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ami” sits inside “amigo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ami is recorded at frequency rank #15,552, classified as averb, pronounced […]. amigo is at rank #41,012, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɐˈmiɡu].
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 56564, this pair ranks #935,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ami vs amigo
Shared letters: aim. Private to "ami": -. Private to "amigo": go.
"ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amigo ← aimgo · amgio · amiggo · amiog · ammigo · maigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ami" for "amigo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ami" vs "amigo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ami" and "amigo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #935,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ami" and "amigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amigo 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 #935,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.