# amidst vs amiss

> 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.

### amiss
*adjective · IPA /əˈmɪs/ · frequency rank #31,430*
Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.

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