amicus

/aˈmiː.kus/

//aˈmiː.kus// adj

The verdict

“amicus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,576 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,576
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amistoso, amigable, amable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-amicus · amicus · Spanish

amicus · rank #90,576 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,576
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amontonar

Nearest frequency peer: amontonar (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “amicus”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “amicus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amicus
PropertyValue
Headwordamicus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/aˈmiː.kus/
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,576
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “amicus” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).amicuscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “amontonar” (#90,577), “almanaques” (#90,574), “anestesiólogo” (#90,578). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amicus” va en #90,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amicus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,576 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /aˈmiː.kus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

amicus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is amicus, spelled A-M-I-C-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amistoso, amigable, amable.
  2. 2
    Grato, agradable, placentero.

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 "amicus"?
"amicus" is spelled A-M-I-C-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /aˈmiː.kus/.
What does "amicus" mean?
As an adjective, "amicus" means: Amistoso, amigable, amable.
How do you pronounce "amicus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amicus" is /aˈmiː.kus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amicus" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list