Which to use
“amidon” and “amigos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,254
- “amidon” frequency rank
- #38,643
- “amigos” frequency rank
- 64897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amidon | amigos |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pluriel de amigo. |
Where the eye mixes amidon and amigos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amidon and amigos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amidon vs amigos
A purely visual mix-up. amidon (\a.mi.dɔ̃\) and amigos (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64897, 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\. amigos is at rank #38,643, 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 64897, this pair ranks #74,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amidon vs amigos
Shared letters: aimo. Private to "amidon": dn. Private to "amigos": gs.
"amidon" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amigos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amidon" for "amigos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "amidon" or "amigos"?
After this comparison
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 "amigos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amidon" and "amigos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ambigus vs amigos". 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 #74,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.