amici

/ˈæm.ɪ.ki/

//ˈæm.ɪ.ki// noun

"amici" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amici” is uncommon English (frequency #70,451 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,451
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of amicus

Corpus desk

Index EN-amici · amici · English

amici · rank #70,451 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,451
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambassadorial

Nearest frequency peer: ambassadorial (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “amici”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “amici” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amici
PropertyValue
Headwordamici
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæm.ɪ.ki/
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,451
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “amici” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).amicifalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “ambassadorial” (#70,450), “ampicillin” (#70,452), “amadou” (#70,449). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “amici” is #70,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amici is uncommon English at frequency #70,451 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæm.ɪ.ki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of amicus".

Zero misspellings are on record for amici in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is amici, spelled A-M-I-C-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of amicus

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amici"?
"amici" is spelled A-M-I-C-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæm.ɪ.ki/.
What does "amici" mean?
As a noun, "amici" means: plural of amicus
How do you pronounce "amici"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amici" is /ˈæm.ɪ.ki/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amici" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amici", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list