amigos

/əˈmiː.ɡəʊz/

//əˈmiː.ɡəʊz// noun

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"amigos" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“amigos” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,510
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-amigos · amigos · English

amigos · rank #33,510 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,510
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH alligators

Nearest frequency peer: alligators (-2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “amigos”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “amigos” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amigos vs Amos
50% similar
amigos vs Amis
50% similar
amigos vs amino
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for amigos
PropertyValue
Headwordamigos
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈmiː.ɡəʊz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,510
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “amigos”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “alligators” (#33,508), “Annan” (#33,512), “annihilate” (#33,513). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “amigos” is #33,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around amigos (IPA /əˈmiː.ɡəʊz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,510 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of amigo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amigos, with forms such as "aimgos", "amgios", and "amiggos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Amos", "Amis", "amino", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is amigos, spelled A-M-I-G-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of amigo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aimgos
  • amgios
  • amiggos
  • amigoss
  • amigso
  • amiogs
  • ammigos
  • maigos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amigos - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aimgos2amgios2amiggos1amigoss1amigso2amiogs2ammigos1maigos2
Edit distance from "amigos"

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 "amigos"?
"amigos" is spelled A-M-I-G-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈmiː.ɡəʊz/.
What does "amigos" mean?
As a noun, "amigos" means: plural of amigo
What words are commonly confused with "amigos"?
"amigos" is commonly confused with "Amos", "Amis", "amino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amigos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amigos" is /əˈmiː.ɡəʊz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amigos" come from?
"amigos" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

airman#33,504artful#33,516airbag#33,503Whitby#33,486

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

assessor8 variantsattuned8 variantsZheng8 variantswhiny8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list