Which to use
“amigo” is an adjective and “amis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #359
- “amigo” frequency rank
- #41,733
- “amis” frequency rank
- 42092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amigo | amis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que da o recibe un afecto desinteresado (amistad), especialmente si no se basa en lazos de parentesco. | Pasado de ami. |
Where the eye mixes amigo and amis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amigo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against amis's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amigo and amis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amigo is [aˈmiɣ̞o] while amis is /ˈa.mis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amigo is recorded at frequency rank #359, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈmiɣ̞o]. 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 42092, this pair ranks #150,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amigo vs amis
Shared letters: aim. Private to "amigo": go. Private to "amis": s.
"amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amigo" and "amis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amigo" or "amis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "amigo" and "amis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" 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 #150,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amigo" 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 #150,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.