Which to use
“amidon” and “amigo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,254
- “amidon” frequency rank
- #35,806
- “amigo” frequency rank
- 62060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amidon | amigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les grains de maïs. | Ami, camarade. |
Where the eye mixes amidon and amigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amidon runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against amigo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between amidon and amigo
A purely visual mix-up. amidon (\a.mi.dɔ̃\) and amigo (\a.mi.ɡo\) 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 62060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amidon is recorded at frequency rank #26,254, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.dɔ̃\. amigo is at rank #35,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.ɡo\.
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 62060, this pair ranks #89,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amidon vs amigo
Shared letters: aimo. Private to "amidon": dn. Private to "amigo": g.
"amidon" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amidon" and "amigo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "amidon" or "amigo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amidon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amidon" and "amigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amiel vs amigo". 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 #89,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.