Which to use
“amphi” and “API” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,688
- “amphi” frequency rank
- #18,115
- “API” frequency rank
- 45803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amphi | API |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Amphithéâtre, dans l’enseignement supérieur. Salle de cours magistral. | Alphabet phonétique international. |
Where the eye mixes amphi and API
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. amphi runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against API's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: amphi vs API
A purely visual mix-up. amphi (\ɑ̃.fi\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amphi is recorded at frequency rank #27,688, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.fi\. 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 45803, this pair ranks #199,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amphi vs API
Shared letters: aip. Private to "amphi": hm. Private to "API": -.
"amphi" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "API" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amphi ← amhpi · ammphi · amphhi · ampih · ampphi · apmhi · maphi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amphi" and "API" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amphi" or "API"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "amphi" and "API" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amphi" 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 #199,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amphi" 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 #199,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.