Which to use
“ami” and “amis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,537
- “ami” frequency rank
- #41,733
- “amis” frequency rank
- 57270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ami | amis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Amar, querer, gustar. | Pasado de ami. |
Where the eye mixes ami and amis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ami vs amis
A purely visual mix-up. ami ([ˈa.mi]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ami” sits inside “amis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ami is recorded at frequency rank #15,537, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈa.mi]. 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 57270, this pair ranks #71,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ami vs amis
Shared letters: aim. Private to "ami": -. Private to "amis": s.
"ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amis ← aims · amiss · ammis · amsi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ami" and "amis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ami" or "amis" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" 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 #71,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ami" and "amis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amis 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 #71,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.