amargo

//ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,579

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

amargo is anPortugueseadj. It means: que amarga, que possui um sabor áspero e por vezes desagradável, como o do café puro, do quinino, do fel etc. Pronounced /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/. Often confused with amigo and amparo.

Key facts for amargo
PropertyValue
Headwordamargo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,579
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of amargo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for amargo is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,579 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for amargo, with forms such as "aamrgo", "amagro", and "amarggo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "amigo", "amparo", "armário", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is amargo, spelled A-M-A-R-G-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que amarga, que possui um sabor áspero e por vezes desagradável, como o do café puro, do quinino, do fel etc.
  2. 2
    custoso; triste; duro

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aamrgo,amagro,amarggo,amarog,amarrgo,ammargo,amrago,maargo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for amargo

Misspelling Variants of "amargo"

aamrgo6amagro6amarggo7amarog6amarrgo7ammargo7amrago6maargo6
Misspelling Variants of "amargo"

Frequency rank: #11,579 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amargo"?
"amargo" is spelled A-M-A-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/.
What does "amargo" mean?
As an adj, "amargo" means: que amarga, que possui um sabor áspero e por vezes desagradável, como o do café puro, do quinino, do fel etc.
What words are commonly confused with "amargo"?
"amargo" is commonly confused with "amigo", "amparo", "armário". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amargo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amargo" is /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amargo" come from?
"amargo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.