Which to use
“admis” and “ami” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,119
- “admis” frequency rank
- #665
- “ami” frequency rank
- 4784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admis | ami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui, ayant subi avec succès jusqu’à la fin toutes les épreuves d’un concours, obtient le diplôme, entre à l’école ou parvient à la fonction qui se recrute ainsi. | Qui est bienveillant, obligeant, amical. |
Where the eye mixes admis and ami
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between admis and ami
A purely visual mix-up. admis (\ad.mi\) and ami (\a.mi\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admis is recorded at frequency rank #4,119, classified as anadj, pronounced \ad.mi\. ami is at rank #665, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.mi\.
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 4784, this pair ranks #430,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of admis vs ami
Shared letters: aim. Private to "admis": ds. Private to "ami": -.
"admis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- admis ← addmis · adims · admiss · admmis · admsi · amdis · damis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "admis" for "ami" ever safe?
Frequency check: "admis" vs "ami" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "admis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admis" and "ami" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admis vs Artis". 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 #430,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.