amas

[ˈamas]

/[ˈamas]/ adj

The verdict

“amas” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,171) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,171
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de amos, variante de ambos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-amas · amas · Spanish

amas · rank #5,171 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,171
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alfredo

Nearest frequency peer: Alfredo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “amas”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “amas” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

amas vs as
50% similar
amas vs amo
50% similar
amas vs Ana
25% similar

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

Key facts for amas
PropertyValue
Headwordamas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈamas]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,171
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “amas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).amascae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Alfredo” (#5,170), “anime” (#5,172), “ajuste” (#5,169). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amas” va en #5,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for amas is neighbouring look-alikes ("as", "amo", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [ˈamas]. Frequency #5,171 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de amos, variante de ambos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for amas, with forms such as "aams", "amass", and "ammas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "as", "amo", "Ana", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is amas, spelled A-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de amos, variante de ambos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aams
  • amass
  • ammas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aams2amass1ammas1
Edit distance from "amas"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amas"?
"amas" is spelled A-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈamas].
What does "amas" mean?
As an adjective, "amas" means: Forma del femenino plural de amos, variante de ambos.
What words are commonly confused with "amas"?
"amas" is commonly confused with "as", "amo", "Ana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amas" is [ˈamas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amas" come from?
"amas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list