amigo

[ɐˈmiɡu]

/[ɐˈmiɡu]/ adj

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The verdict

“amigo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,012
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Freundschaft fühlt oder sich dadurch verbunden fühlt; der gute Beziehungen zu jene hat;

Corpus desk

Index DE-amigo · amigo · German

amigo · rank #41,012 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,012
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ameise

Nearest frequency peer: Ameise (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „amigo“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „amigo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amigo vs Amin
40% similar
amigo vs Amigos
67% similar
amigo vs ami
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for amigo
PropertyValue
Headwordamigo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɐˈmiɡu]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,012
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „amigo“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).amigoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ameise“ (#41,011), „amtierender“ (#41,013), „ambitioniert“ (#41,010). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „amigo“ bei #41,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around amigo (IPA [ɐˈmiɡu]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,012 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for amigo, with forms such as "aimgo", "amgio", and "amiggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Amin", "Amigos", "ami", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is amigo, spelled A-M-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Freundschaft fühlt oder sich dadurch verbunden fühlt; der gute Beziehungen zu jene hat;
  2. 2
    der sich für etwas interessiert oder einsetzt; der hilft oder favorisiert
  3. 3
    freundliche Anrede
  4. 4
    der Sympathie oder Vertrauen inspiriert; freundlich, befreundet, freundschaftlich
  5. 5
    der freundliche diplomatische Beziehungen hält

This word in other languages

friendly(English)amigo(Español)gentil(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aimgo
  • amgio
  • amiggo
  • amiog
  • ammigo
  • maigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amigo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aimgo2amgio2amiggo1amiog2ammigo1maigo2
Edit distance from "amigo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amigo"?
"amigo" is spelled A-M-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ɐˈmiɡu].
What does "amigo" mean?
As an adjective, "amigo" means: der Freundschaft fühlt oder sich dadurch verbunden fühlt; der gute Beziehungen zu jene hat;
What words are commonly confused with "amigo"?
"amigo" is commonly confused with "Amin", "Amigos", "ami". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amigo" is [ɐˈmiɡu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amigo" come from?
"amigo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amigo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Annen#41,021antut#41,028aslan#41,033wheel#40,964

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

bells6 variantsDenny6 variantstung6 variantsrebel6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list