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Which to use

“amina” and “araña” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,322
“amina” frequency rank
#8,470
“araña” frequency rank
54792
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amina araña
Definition Grupo funcional (-NH₂) derivado del amoníaco por la sustitución de uno o más átomos de hidrógeno por un radical orgánico Clase de artrópodos arácnidos del orden Aracnea. Su cuerpo se divide en cefalotórax y abdomen. Del primero parten cuatro pares de patas (cada una dividida en siete secciones llamadas artejos), así como otros dos pares de apéndices más (los quelíceros, especie de uñas prensiles, y los palpos o pedipalpos, de carácter táctil). En el abdomen poseen órganos productores de un tipo de seda muy resistente que usan para tejer sus características telarañas, así como para recubrir su nido y para formar capullos en los que depositan sus huevos. En general, tienen una vista pobre a pesar de poseer muchos ojos (usualmente cuatro pares), de distinta disposición según la especie.

Where the eye mixes amina and araña

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. amina and araña follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
amina
5 ch
araña

Visual trap between amina and araña

A purely visual mix-up. amina ([aˈmina]) and araña ([aˈɾaɲa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amina is recorded at frequency rank #46,322, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈmina]. araña is at rank #8,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɾaɲa].

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 54792, this pair ranks #81,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of amina vs araña

Shared letters: a. Private to "amina": imn. Private to "araña": rñ.

"amina" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "araña" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amina ← aimna · amian · aminna · ammina · amnia · maina

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amina" for "araña" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈmina] versus [aˈɾaɲa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amina" or "araña"?
"araña" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,470 in our Spanish list, against #46,322 for "amina". 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 "amina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "araña" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amina" and "araña" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amina vs among". 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 #81,784 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