Which to use
“amigo” and “amo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,806
- “amigo” frequency rank
- #37,649
- “amo” frequency rank
- 73455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amigo | amo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ami, camarade. | Langue kainji parlée au Nigeria. |
Where the eye mixes amigo and amo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amigo with amo
A purely visual mix-up. amigo (\a.mi.ɡo\) and amo (\a.mo\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amigo is recorded at frequency rank #35,806, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.ɡo\. amo is at rank #37,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.mo\.
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 73455, this pair ranks #40,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amigo vs amo
Shared letters: amo. Private to "amigo": gi. Private to "amo": -.
"amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amo" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amigo ← aimgo · amgio · amiggo · amiog · ammigo · maigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amigo" and "amo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amigo" vs "amo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amigo" and "amo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amo 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 #40,413 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.