Which to use
“ami” is an adjective and “army” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #665
- “ami” frequency rank
- #20,358
- “army” frequency rank
- 21023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ami | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est bienveillant, obligeant, amical. | Armée (plus particulièrement armée de terre), groupe organisé de soldats. |
Where the eye mixes ami and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ami with army
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ami is \a.mi\ while army is \ˈɑɹ.mi\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ami is recorded at frequency rank #665, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mi\. army is at rank #20,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɑɹ.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 21023, this pair ranks #365,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ami vs army
Shared letters: am. Private to "ami": i. Private to "army": ry.
"ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- army ← armmy · armyy · arrmy · arym · ramy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ami" for "army" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ami" or "army"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "army" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ami" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "army vs arti". 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 #365,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.