Which to use
“amiga” and “amigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,108
- “amiga” frequency rank
- #384
- “amigo” frequency rank
- 1492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amiga | amigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de amigo | que tem ligação com outrem por amizade |
Where the eye mixes amiga and amigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: amiga vs amigo
A purely visual mix-up. amiga (/a.ˈmi.ga/, /6.ˈmi.ga/) and amigo (/aˈmi.ɡu/) 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 a single letter - a in “amiga” becomes o in “amigo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amiga is recorded at frequency rank #1,108, classified as anadj, pronounced /a.ˈmi.ga/, /6.ˈmi.ga/. amigo is at rank #384, tagged as anadj, pronounced /aˈmi.ɡu/.
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 1492, this pair ranks #74,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amiga vs amigo
Shared letters: agim. Private to "amiga": -. Private to "amigo": o.
"amiga" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amiga" and "amigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "amiga" vs "amigo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amiga" and "amigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aipo vs amigo". 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 #74,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.