amassa

/aˈma.sɐ/

//aˈma.sɐ// verb

The verdict

“amassa” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,692 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,692
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo amassar

Corpus desk

Index PT-amassa · amassa · Portuguese

amassa · rank #53,692 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,692
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alinho

Nearest frequency peer: alinho (-3 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 “amassa”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “amassa” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amassa
PropertyValue
Headwordamassa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/aˈma.sɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “amassa” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).amassacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “alinho” (#53,689), “afiar” (#53,682), “baías” (#53,715). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amassa” fica em #53,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amassa is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,692 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /aˈma.sɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for amassa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is amassa, spelled A-M-A-S-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo amassar
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo amassar

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 "amassa"?
"amassa" is spelled A-M-A-S-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aˈma.sɐ/.
What does "amassa" mean?
As a verb, "amassa" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo amassar
How do you pronounce "amassa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amassa" is /aˈma.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amassa" come from?
"amassa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amassa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list