# amigo

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈmiː.ɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #34,376

## Definitions
1. A friend.
2. Mexican.
3. A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“friend”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), derived from amāre (“to love”). Compare French ami, Italian amico, Portuguese amigo and Romanian amic. Doublet of amicus.

## Easily confused with
- **ammo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-ammo)
- **amir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amir)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amin)
- **amit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amit)
- **Argo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-argo)
- **Amis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amis)
- **amino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amino)
- **Amish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amish)
- **amiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amiss)
- **amity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amity)
- **amine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amine)
- **Amina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amina)
- **Amira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amira)
- **amigos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amigo-vs-amigos)
- **ago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ago-vs-amigo)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ami-vs-amigo)
- **amid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amid-vs-amigo)
- **algo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/algo-vs-amigo)
- **align** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/align-vs-amigo)
- **amiga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiga-vs-amigo)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aimgo`, `amgio`, `amiggo`, `amiog`, `ammigo`, `maigo`

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