# act vs ama

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### act
*verb · frequency rank #9,948*
agir

### ama
*noun · IPA /ˈɐ.mɐ/ · frequency rank #1,454*
mulher que amamenta filho alheio

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/act-vs-ama