amamosvsarmamosTell them apart

Which to use

“amamos” and “armamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,445
“amamos” frequency rank
#39,578
“armamos” frequency rank
50023
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amamos armamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de amar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de armar o de armarse.

Where the eye mixes amamos and armamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. amamos runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against armamos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
amamos
7 ch
armamos

Look-alike desk: amamos vs armamos

A purely visual mix-up. amamos ([aˈmamos]) and armamos ([aɾˈmamos]) 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 50023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amamos is recorded at frequency rank #10,445, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈmamos]. armamos is at rank #39,578, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɾˈmamos].

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 50023, this pair ranks #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amamos vs armamos

Shared letters: amos. Private to "amamos": -. Private to "armamos": r.

"amamos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "armamos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amamos ← aammos · amammos · amamoss · amamso · amaoms · ammamos · ammaos · maamos
  • armamos ← amramos · arammos · armammos · armamoss · armamso · armaoms · armmamos · armmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amamos" for "armamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈmamos] versus [aɾˈmamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amamos" or "armamos"?
"amamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,445 in our Spanish list, against #39,578 for "armamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "amamos" and "armamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "armamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amamos" and "armamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "armamos vs asumamos". 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 #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list