# Amis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈmiː/ · frequency rank #33,933

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.

## Etymology
From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-as)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-ass)
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-amy)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-amp)
- **API** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-api)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-ari)
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-ans)
- **ani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-ani)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-avi)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-aws)
- **APS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-aps)
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-amr)
- **amt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-amt)
- **Asi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-asi)
- **AML** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-aml)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-avs)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-arms)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-arts)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-asia)
- **asks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amis-vs-asks)

## Common misspellings (2)
`ammis`, `amsi`

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