ama vs are, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ama” is an unknown and “are” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,432
“ama” frequency rank: #4,019
“are” frequency rank: 34451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ama	are
Definition	Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Suchergebnisse in der Interlingua-Wikipedia für „ama“	2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs be

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ama and are apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

ama

3 ch

are

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

ama and are form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ama is recorded at frequency rank #30,432, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. are is at rank #4,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [ə].

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 34451, this pair ranks #1,663,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Frequency comparison

ama#30,432

are#4,019

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ama" and "are" be used interchangeably?

No, "ama" and "are" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering ama vs are

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an unknown, it's “ama”; for a verb, it's “are”.
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