amigo

[aˈmiɣ̞o]

/[aˈmiɣ̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“amigo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#359
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que da o recibe un afecto desinteresado (amistad), especialmente si no se basa en lazos de parentesco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-amigo · amigo · Spanish

amigo · rank #359 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #359
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH todavía

Nearest frequency peer: todavía (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “amigo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “amigo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

amigo vs amo
60% similar
amigo vs AMLO
0% similar
amigo vs apio
60% similar

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

Key facts for amigo
PropertyValue
Headwordamigo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈmiɣ̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#359
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “amigo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “todavía” (#358), “I” (#360), “sabe” (#357). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amigo” va en #359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around amigo (IPA [aˈmiɣ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #359 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for amigo, with forms such as "aimgo", "amgio", and "amiggo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "amo", "AMLO", "apio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is amigo, spelled A-M-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que da o recibe un afecto desinteresado (amistad), especialmente si no se basa en lazos de parentesco.
  2. 2
    Que gusta mucho de una cosa o tiene gran interés por ella.
  3. 3
    Que pertenece o concierne a la amistad.
  4. 4
    Que realiza o produce un bien; benigno, benéfico, grato.

Synonyms

amistoso

This word in other languages

friend(English)Freund(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aimgo
  • amgio
  • amiggo
  • amiog
  • ammigo
  • maigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amigo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aimgo2amgio2amiggo1amiog2ammigo1maigo2
Edit distance from "amigo"

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 "amigo"?
"amigo" is spelled A-M-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈmiɣ̞o].
What does "amigo" mean?
As an adjective, "amigo" means: Que da o recibe un afecto desinteresado (amistad), especialmente si no se basa en lazos de parentesco.
What words are commonly confused with "amigo"?
"amigo" is commonly confused with "amo", "AMLO", "apio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amigo" is [aˈmiɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amigo" come from?
"amigo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

razón#356padre#363quién#355salir#364

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

tierra6 variantsúnico6 variantsjuego6 variantsniños6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list