Which to use
“admirable” and “amigable” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,963
- “admirable” frequency rank
- #11,898
- “amigable” frequency rank
- 24861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admirable | amigable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que merece o causa admiración; digno de admirarse por cualidades consideradas extraordinarias. | Que demuestra amistad |
Where the eye mixes admirable and amigable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between admirable and amigable
A purely visual mix-up. admirable ([að̞miˈɾaβ̞le]) and amigable ([amiˈɣ̞aβ̞le]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admirable is recorded at frequency rank #12,963, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞miˈɾaβ̞le]. amigable is at rank #11,898, tagged as anadj, pronounced [amiˈɣ̞aβ̞le].
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 24861, this pair ranks #239,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admirable vs amigable
Shared letters: abeilm. Private to "admirable": dr. Private to "amigable": g.
"admirable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "amigable" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "admirable" for "amigable" ever safe?
Frequency check: "admirable" vs "amigable" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "admirable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admirable" and "amigable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admirable vs admirables". 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 #239,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.