amisvsaviséWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#41,733
“amis” frequency rank
#40,664
“avisé” frequency rank
82397
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amis avisé
Definition Pasado de ami. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de avisar.

Where the eye mixes amis and avisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amis runs 4 letters (VCVC) against avisé's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
amis
5 ch
avisé

Look-alike desk: amis vs avisé

A purely visual mix-up. amis (/ˈa.mis/) and avisé ([aβ̞iˈse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amis is recorded at frequency rank #41,733, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈa.mis/. avisé is at rank #40,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [aβ̞iˈse].

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 82397, this pair ranks #9,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of amis vs avisé

Shared letters: ais. Private to "amis": m. Private to "avisé": vé.

"amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "avisé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amis ← aims · amiss · ammis · amsi

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amis" and "avisé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈa.mis/ versus [aβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amis" or "avisé"?
"avisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,664 in our Spanish list, against #41,733 for "amis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "amis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "avisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amis" and "avisé" 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 #9,299 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