Which to use
“amadas” and “amigas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,198
- “amadas” frequency rank
- #3,667
- “amigas” frequency rank
- 51865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amadas | amigas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de amado. | Forma del femenino plural de amigo. |
Where the eye mixes amadas and amigas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amadas and amigas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses amadas with amigas
A purely visual mix-up. amadas ([aˈmað̞as]) and amigas ([aˈmiɣ̞as]) 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 51865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,198, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈmað̞as]. amigas is at rank #3,667, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈmiɣ̞as].
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 51865, this pair ranks #95,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amadas vs amigas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "amadas": d. Private to "amigas": gi.
"amadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amigas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amadas" for "amigas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "amadas" or "amigas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amadas" and "amigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs amarras". 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 #95,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.