acsvsamiConfusable pair

Quick tell: acs is a noun, ami is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acs” is a noun and “ami” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,775
“acs” frequency rank
#13,434
“ami” frequency rank
63209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acs ami
Definition olho (órgão da visão) amar, gostar de

Where the eye mixes acs and ami

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. acs (VCC) and ami (VCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
acs
3 ch
ami

Visual trap between acs and ami

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acs is [ats] while ami is /ˈa.mi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acs is recorded at frequency rank #49,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [ats]. ami is at rank #13,434, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈa.mi/.

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 63209, this pair ranks #6,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acs vs ami

Shared letters: a. Private to "acs": cs. Private to "ami": im.

"acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acs" for "ami" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acs" is a noun and "ami" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "acs" vs "ami" - which ranks higher?
"ami" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,434 in our Portuguese list, against #49,775 for "acs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "acs" and "ami" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ami" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acs" and "ami" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ASC". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #6,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list