-amos

suffix

The verdict

“-amos” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indicador de primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo dos verbos terminados em -ar (primeira conjugação)

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Index PT-amos · -amos · Portuguese

-amos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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 -amos
PropertyValue
Headword-amos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechSuffix
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “-amos” em português

-amosfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

-amos is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "indicador de primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo dos verbos terminados em -ar (primeira conjugação)".

Zero misspellings are on record for -amos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 -amos, spelled --A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    indicador de primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo dos verbos terminados em -ar (primeira conjugação)

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 "-amos"?
"-amos" is spelled --A-M-O-S.
What does "-amos" mean?
As a suffix, "-amos" means: indicador de primeira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo dos verbos terminados em -ar (primeira conjugação)
What language does "-amos" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list