Which to use
“amie” and “API” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,762
- “amie” frequency rank
- #18,115
- “API” frequency rank
- 19877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amie | API |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme avec qui on est lié d’amitié. | Alphabet phonétique international. |
Where the eye mixes amie and API
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: amie vs API
A purely visual mix-up. amie (\a.mi\) and API (\a.pi\) 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 19877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amie is recorded at frequency rank #1,762, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi\. API is at rank #18,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pi\.
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 19877, this pair ranks #371,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amie vs API
Shared letters: ai. Private to "amie": em. Private to "API": p.
"amie" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "API" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amie ← amei · ammie · maie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amie" for "API" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amie" vs "API" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "API" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amie" and "API" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "API vs aur". 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 #371,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.