# amine vs amiss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### 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.
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