# Amis vs avid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### avid
*adjective · IPA /ˈæv.ɪd/ · frequency rank #14,889*
Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

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