# amino

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈmiːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,806

## Definitions
1. Relating to an amine.

## Etymology
From the prefix amino-, from amine, from ammonia + -ine.

## Easily confused with
- **ammo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-ammo)
- **amir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amir)
- **amit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amit)
- **Amis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amis)
- **Arno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-arno)
- **among** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-among)
- **Amish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amish)
- **Armin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-armin)
- **amiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amiss)
- **amity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amity)
- **Amira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-amira)
- **arming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amino-vs-arming)
- **ain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ain-vs-amino)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ami-vs-amino)
- **amid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amid-vs-amino)
- **amen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amen-vs-amino)
- **akin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/akin-vs-amino)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amin-vs-amino)
- **aging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-amino)
- **admin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admin-vs-amino)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aimno`, `aminno`, `amion`, `ammino`, `amnio`, `maino`

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