amor à primeira vista

phrase

The verdict

“amor à primeira vista” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - paixão súbita

Key facts for amor à primeira vista
PropertyValue
Headwordamor à primeira vista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amor à primeira vista” sits in Portuguese frequency

amor à primeira vista falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for amor à primeira vista is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "paixão súbita".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for amor à primeira vista, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is amor à primeira vista, spelled A-M-O-R- -À- -P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A- -V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    paixão súbita

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amor à primeira vista"?
"amor à primeira vista" is spelled A-M-O-R- -À- -P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A- -V-I-S-T-A.
What does "amor à primeira vista" mean?
As a phrase, "amor à primeira vista" means: paixão súbita
What language does "amor à primeira vista" come from?
"amor à primeira vista" 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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Using “amor à primeira vista”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-M-O-R- -À- -P-R-I-M-E-I-R-A- -V-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list