# amiss

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈmɪs/ · frequency rank #31,430

## Definitions
1. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.

## Etymology
From a- + miss.

## Easily confused with
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-ass)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-axis)
- **Amos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amos)
- **amps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amps)
- **amit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amit)
- **avis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-avis)
- **aris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-aris)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-arise)
- **Aries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-aries)
- **amuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amuse)
- **Arias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-arias)
- **amity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amity)
- **anise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-anise)
- **armies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-armies)
- **arises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-arises)
- **amuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amiss-vs-amuses)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ami-vs-amiss)
- **AIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ais-vs-amiss)
- **AIDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aids-vs-amiss)
- **aims** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aims-vs-amiss)

## Common misspellings (2)
`ammiss`, `amsis`

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