amor à primeira vista

phrase

The verdict

“amor à primeira vista” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - paixão súbita

Corpus desk

Index PT-amor-a-primeira-vista · amor à primeira vista · Portuguese

amor à primeira vista · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

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

Cauda longa: rank de “amor à primeira vista” em português

amor à primeira vistaestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

amor à primeira vista is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Numa viagem de negócios a Miami, ela foi apresentada a Kleber durante um passeio com uma amiga e foi amor à primeira vista.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list