# Amis vs API

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### API
*noun · IPA /ˌeɪˌpiˈaɪ/ · frequency rank #11,501*
Initialism of active pharmaceutical ingredient.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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