# amidst vs Amis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### amidst
*preposition · IPA /aˈmɪdst/ · frequency rank #13,657*
In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

### Amis
*name · IPA /əˈmiː/ · frequency rank #33,933*
A surname from Old French.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amidst-vs-amis