amor
Portuguese, noun/aˈmoʁ/
amor is spelled A-M-O-R (4 letters) and appears 331 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 276th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sentimento de gostar muito de outra pessoa ou coisa, de forma a querer e fazer o bem para essa pessoa, ser…”.
What does amor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelove
- 2
masculinehoney, babe, sweetheart, darling (term of endearing)
Amor, cheguei.
- 3
masculinea kind or humble person
Ele é um amor.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sentimento de gostar muito de outra pessoa ou coisa, de forma a querer e fazer o bem para essa pessoa, ser vivente ou mesmo coisa
noun: 1. sobrenome
noun: 1. deus romano, representado por uma criança alada, equivalente ao Eros grego
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amor
- amores plural
- mor alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amor?
- Brazil /aˈmoʁ/
- Brazil [aˈmoh]
- /aˈmoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amor in Portuguese?
amor appears 331 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).