Which to use
“amies” is an adjective and “amis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,212
- “amies” frequency rank
- #444
- “amis” frequency rank
- 5656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amies | amis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ami. | Pluriel de ami. |
Same sound, different letters: amies vs amis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: amies vs amis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: amies and amis carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.mi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amies is recorded at frequency rank #5,212, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mi\. amis is at rank #444, tagged as anoun, 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 5656, this pair ranks #428,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amies vs amis
Shared letters: aims. Private to "amies": e. Private to "amis": -.
"amies" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "amis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amies" and "amis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "amies" or "amis" show up more?
After this comparison
"amies" and "amis" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "amies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amies" and "amis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amies vs aves". 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 #428,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.