amivsannWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ami is a verb, ann is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ami” is a verb and “ann” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,537
“ami” frequency rank
#10,446
“ann” frequency rank
25983
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ami ann
Definition Amar, querer, gustar. Ahí, allí.

Letter map: ami vs ann

Shared letters muted; letters that set ami and ann apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
ami
3 ch
ann

Part-of-speech tell for ami / ann

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ami is averb and annanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25983, 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]. ann is at rank #10,446, tagged as anadv.

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 25983, this pair ranks #233,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ami vs ann

Shared letters: a. Private to "ami": im. Private to "ann": n.

"ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "ann" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ami" and "ann" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ami" is a verb and "ann" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ami" or "ann" show up more?
"ann" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,446 in our Spanish list, against #15,537 for "ami". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ami" and "ann".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ami" and "ann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ami vs apis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #233,878 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