amasvsaromasTell them apart

Quick tell: amas is a adjective, aromas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“amas” is an adjective and “aromas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,171
“amas” frequency rank
#26,312
“aromas” frequency rank
31483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amas aromas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de amos, variante de ambos. Forma del plural de aroma.

Where the eye mixes amas and aromas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
amas
6 ch
aromas

Why the eye confuses amas with aromas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amas is [ˈamas] while aromas is [aˈɾomas]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amas is recorded at frequency rank #5,171, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈamas]. aromas is at rank #26,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈɾomas].

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 31483, this pair ranks #206,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amas vs aromas

Shared letters: ams. Private to "amas": -. Private to "aromas": or.

"amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "aromas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amasaams · amass · ammas
  • aromasaormas · armoas · aroams · aromass · arommas · aromsa · arromas · raomas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "amas" and "aromas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amas" is an adjective and "aromas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amas" or "aromas" show up more?
"amas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,171 in our Spanish list, against #26,312 for "aromas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aromas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amas" and "aromas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aromas vs axiomas". 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 #206,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list