Which to use
“acima” is an adverb and “ama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #693
- “acima” frequency rank
- #1,454
- “ama” frequency rank
- 2147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acima | ama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em cima | mulher que amamenta filho alheio |
Where the eye mixes acima and ama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acima vs ama
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acima is /ɐ.ˈsi.mɐ/ while ama is /ˈɐ.mɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acima is recorded at frequency rank #693, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɐ.ˈsi.mɐ/. 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 2147, this pair ranks #73,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acima vs ama
Shared letters: am. Private to "acima": ci. Private to "ama": -.
"acima" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ama" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acima ← accima · aciam · acimma · acmia · aicma · caima
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acima" and "ama" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acima" or "ama" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acima" 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 #73,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acima" and "ama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ama". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.