amma
[ˈamːa]
The verdict
“amma” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,957 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,957
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - avó.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amma |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈamːa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #65,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amma” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
amma is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,957 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamːa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "avó.".
No misspelling variants are generated for amma in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is amma, spelled A-M-M-A.
Definition
- 1avó.
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.
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Using “amma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈamːa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.