Which to use
“alió” and “amis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,792
- “alió” frequency rank
- #41,733
- “amis” frequency rank
- 90525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alió | amis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aliar o de aliarse. | Pasado de ami. |
Where the eye mixes alió and amis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. alió (VCVV) and amis (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between alió and amis
A purely visual mix-up. alió ([aˈljo]) and amis (/ˈa.mis/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alió is recorded at frequency rank #48,792, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈljo]. 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 90525, this pair ranks #2,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alió vs amis
Shared letters: ai. Private to "alió": ló. Private to "amis": ms.
"alió" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amis ← aims · amiss · ammis · amsi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alió" and "amis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alió" or "amis"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alió" 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 #2,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alió" and "amis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió 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 #2,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.