AminvsapiConfusable pair

Which to use

“Amin” and “api” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,783
“Amin” frequency rank
#20,828
“api” frequency rank
57611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amin api
Definition organisches Derivat des Ammoniak mit Alkyl- oder Aryl-Rest Feuer; Hitze und Licht, das von etwas ausgeht, das brennt

Letter map: Amin vs api

Shared letters muted; letters that set Amin and api apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Amin
3 ch
api

Corpus notes: Amin and api

Amin and api are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amin is recorded at frequency rank #36,783, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈmiːn]. api is at rank #20,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 57611, this pair ranks #894,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Amin vs api

Shared letters: ai. Private to "Amin": mn. Private to "api": p.

"Amin" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "api" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aminaimn · aminn · ammin · amni

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amin" and "api" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Amin" vs "api" - which ranks higher?
"api" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,828 in our German list, against #36,783 for "Amin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Amin" and "api". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Amin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "api" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #894,724 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Amin" and "api" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amin vs avis". 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 #894,724 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