amasso

noun

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The verdict

“amasso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,327 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,327
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beijos, abraços e carícias ardorosos; agarro

Corpus desk

Index PT-amasso · amasso · Portuguese

amasso · rank #61,327 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,327
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH alvor

Nearest frequency peer: alvor (-2 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 “amasso”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amasso
PropertyValue
Headwordamasso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “amasso” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).amassocai 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: “alvor” (#61,325), “amolar” (#61,329), “alarido” (#61,319). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amasso” fica em #61,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amasso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,327 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for amasso in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is amasso, spelled A-M-A-S-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    beijos, abraços e carícias ardorosos; agarro
  2. 2
    ato ou efeito de amassar; amassamento

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how amasso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eles estavam naquele amasso no sofá, quando foram surpreendidos pelos seus pais que haviam chegado mais cedo

Synonyms

marmelada

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 "amasso"?
"amasso" is spelled A-M-A-S-S-O.
What does "amasso" mean?
As a noun, "amasso" means: beijos, abraços e carícias ardorosos; agarro
What language does "amasso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

amolar#61,329bêbedo#61,389socado#61,234Raíssa#61,191

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list