Which to use
“amiga” is a noun and “amigas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,335
- “amiga” frequency rank
- #3,667
- “amigas” frequency rank
- 5002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amiga | amigas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La maestra de escuela de niñas. | Forma del femenino plural de amigo. |
Where the eye mixes amiga and amigas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amiga runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against amigas's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amiga with amigas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amiga is [aˈmiɣ̞a] while amigas is [aˈmiɣ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “amiga” sits inside “amigas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amiga is recorded at frequency rank #1,335, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈmiɣ̞a]. 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 5002, this pair ranks #314,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amiga vs amigas
Shared letters: agim. Private to "amiga": -. Private to "amigas": s.
"amiga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amigas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amiga" for "amigas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amiga" vs "amigas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amiga" 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 #314,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amiga" and "amigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs amigas". 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 #314,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.