ach vs ama, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ach” is an intj and “ama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,212
“ach” frequency rank: #1,454
“ama” frequency rank: 49666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ach	ama
Definition	oh	mulher que amamenta filho alheio

Letter map: ach vs ama

Shared letters muted; letters that set ach and ama apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

ach

3 ch

ama

Grammar separator: ach vs ama

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ach is anintj and amaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ach is recorded at frequency rank #48,212, classified as anintj. ama is at rank #1,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐ.mɐ/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 49666, this pair ranks #15,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ach vs ama

Shared letters: a. Private to "ach": ch. Private to "ama": m.

"ach" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ama" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ach" for "ama" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ach" is an intj and "ama" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ach" or "ama" show up more?

"ama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,454 in our Portuguese list, against #48,212 for "ach". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "ach" and "ama". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "ach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "ama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #15,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"ach" and "ama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ach vs acs". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #15,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.