amável
The verdict
“amável” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,435 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,435
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: digno de ser amado
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amável |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amável” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for amável is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,435 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 generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amável, with forms such as "ammável", "amváel", and "amáevl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "amigável", "afável", "amarelo", 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 amável, spelled A-M-Á-V-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1digno de ser amado
- 2delicado
This word in other languages
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.
Edit distance from "amável"
Frequency rank: #13,435 in Portuguese
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Using “amável”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-Á-V-E-L — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.ˈma.vɛɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “amigável” — see the side-by-side comparison. amável vs amigável
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index: