Which to use
“Agos” is a name and “amis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,785
- “Agos” frequency rank
- #41,733
- “amis” frequency rank
- 84518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Agos | amis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Pasado de ami. |
Where the eye mixes Agos and amis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Agos and amis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Agos and amis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Agos is [ˈaɣ̞os] while amis is /ˈa.mis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Agos is recorded at frequency rank #42,785, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞os]. amis is at rank #41,733, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈa.mis/.
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 84518, this pair ranks #6,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Agos vs amis
Shared letters: as. Private to "Agos": go. Private to "amis": im.
"Agos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Agos" for "amis" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Agos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Agos" and "amis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Agos vs apis". 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 #6,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.