amicus
/aˈmiː.kus/
The verdict
“amicus” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,482 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,482
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amigável, amistoso
Corpus desk
Index PT-amicus · amicus · Portuguese
amicus · rank #74,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,482
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH Anguilla
Nearest frequency peer: Anguilla (+5 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “amicus”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- amicus
amicus
25,519 corpus weight
- Anguilla
Anguilla
25,514 corpus weight
- animadamente
animadamente
25,513 corpus weight
- apelidar
apelidar
25,507 corpus weight
- aprovisiona…
aprovisionamento
25,503 corpus weight
- Araci
Araci
25,500 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “amicus” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amicus |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /aˈmiː.kus/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,482 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “amicus” em português
Rare enough to double-check
amicus is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,482 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /aˈmiː.kus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for amicus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is amicus, spelled A-M-I-C-U-S.
Definition
- 1amigável, amistoso
- 2agradável
- 3leal, fiel
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "amicus"?
What does "amicus" mean?
How do you pronounce "amicus"?
What language does "amicus" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amicus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).