amivsartConfusable pair

Quick tell: ami is a verb, art is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#15,537
“ami” frequency rank
#2,234
“art” frequency rank
17771
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ami art
Definition Amar, querer, gustar. Arte.

Where the eye mixes ami and art

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ami
3 ch
art

Look-alike desk: ami vs art

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ami is [ˈa.mi] while art is /ɑːt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17771, 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]. art is at rank #2,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɑːt/.

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 17771, this pair ranks #270,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ami vs art

Shared letters: a. Private to "ami": im. Private to "art": rt.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ami" for "art" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ami" is a verb and "art" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ami" vs "art" - which ranks higher?
"art" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,234 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "art" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ami" and "art" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ami vs apis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #270,755 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