# Amina vs amine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Amina
*name · frequency rank #41,501*
A female given name from Arabic, meaning “faithful, trustworthy”, masculine equivalent Amin.

### amine
*noun · IPA /əˈmiːn/ · frequency rank #37,315*
A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.

## Source
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