Which to use
“ácido” and “amigo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,212
- “ácido” frequency rank
- #359
- “amigo” frequency rank
- 4571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ácido | amigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene uno de los sabores básicos, como el del limón o el vinagre, producido por la concentración de iones hidronios. | Que da o recibe un afecto desinteresado (amistad), especialmente si no se basa en lazos de parentesco. |
Where the eye mixes ácido and amigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ácido vs amigo
A purely visual mix-up. ácido ([ˈasið̞o]) and amigo ([aˈmiɣ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ácido is recorded at frequency rank #4,212, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈasið̞o]. amigo is at rank #359, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈmiɣ̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4571, this pair ranks #315,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ácido vs amigo
Shared letters: io. Private to "ácido": cdá. Private to "amigo": agm.
"ácido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amigo ← aimgo · amgio · amiggo · amiog · ammigo · maigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ácido" for "amigo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ácido" or "amigo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ácido" and "amigo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ácido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ácido" and "amigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ácido vs alió". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #315,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.