Which to use
“amigos” is a noun and “amos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,643
- “amigos” frequency rank
- #20,632
- “amos” frequency rank
- 59275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amigos | amos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de amigo. | Futur de ami. |
Where the eye mixes amigos and amos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amigos runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against amos's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: amigos vs amos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amigos is \a.mi.ɡo\ while amos is \ˈa.mos\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amigos is recorded at frequency rank #38,643, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.mi.ɡo\. amos is at rank #20,632, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈa.mos\.
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 59275, this pair ranks #104,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amigos vs amos
Shared letters: amos. Private to "amigos": gi. Private to "amos": -.
"amigos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "amos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amigos" and "amos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "amigos" or "amos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "amigos" and "amos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amigos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amigos" and "amos" 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 #104,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.