Which to use
“amiga” is a noun and “amigo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,699
- “amiga” frequency rank
- #41,012
- “amigo” frequency rank
- 84711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amiga | amigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Freundin, die Kameradin | der Freundschaft fühlt oder sich dadurch verbunden fühlt; der gute Beziehungen zu jene hat; |
Where the eye mixes amiga and amigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amiga and amigo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amiga vs amigo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amiga is [əˈmiɣə] while amigo is [ɐˈmiɡu]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “amiga” becomes o in “amigo”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amiga is recorded at frequency rank #43,699, classified as anoun, pronounced [əˈmiɣə]. 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 84711, this pair ranks #119,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amiga vs amigo
Shared letters: agim. Private to "amiga": -. Private to "amigo": o.
"amiga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amiga" and "amigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amiga" vs "amigo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amiga" 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 #119,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amiga" and "amigo" 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 #119,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.