amável

/ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/

//ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ// adj

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The verdict

“amável” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - digno de ser amado

Corpus desk

Index PT-amavel · amável · Portuguese

amável · rank #13,435 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,435
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ami

Nearest frequency peer: ami (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “amável”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “amável” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amável vs amigável
75% similar
amável vs afável
83% similar
amável vs amarelo
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for amável
PropertyValue
Headwordamável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,435
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “amável”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.amávelcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ami” (#13,434), “anulação” (#13,436), “apreciação” (#13,437). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “amável” fica em #13,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around amável (IPA /ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,435 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amável, with forms such as "ammável", "amváel", and "amáevl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "amigável", "afável", "amarelo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is amável, spelled A-M-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    digno de ser amado
  2. 2
    delicado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ela tentou ser amável no início ao agradecer a presença do presidente do Uruguai, Tabaré Vázquez.

This word in other languages

lovable(English)amable(Español)aimable(Français)liebenswürdig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammável
  • amváel
  • amáevl
  • amávell
  • amávle
  • amávvel
  • aámvel
  • maável

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amável - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ammável1amváel2amáevl2amávell1amávle2amávvel1aámvel2maável2
Edit distance from "amável"

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 "amável"?
"amável" is spelled A-M-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/.
What does "amável" mean?
As an adjective, "amável" means: digno de ser amado
What words are commonly confused with "amável"?
"amável" is commonly confused with "amigável", "afável", "amarelo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amável" is /ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amável" come from?
"amável" 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 "amável", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vulgar#13,419brinco#13,460truque#13,410tremer#13,407

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

colete8 variantssmart8 variantscraque8 variantsrefrão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list