amasso

noun

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The verdict

“amasso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,327 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,327
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - beijos, abraços e carícias ardorosos; agarro

Key facts for amasso
PropertyValue
Headwordamasso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amasso” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). amasso lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amasso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,327 among 4,352 “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

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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Using “amasso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-A-S-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list