Which to use
“Adam” is a noun and “am” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,033
- “Adam” frequency rank
- #2,705
- “am” frequency rank
- 6738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adam | am |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Adão | o / a usado com substantivos masculinos no caso nominativo singular quando a palavra começar com as letra b, f, m, p |
Letter map: Adam vs am
Shared letters muted; letters that set Adam and am apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Adam runs 4 letters (VCVC) against am's 2 (VC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Adam and am
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Adam is anoun and amanarticle. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “am” sits inside “Adam”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adam is recorded at frequency rank #4,033, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaːdam/.. am is at rank #2,705, tagged as anarticle.
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 6738, this pair ranks #67,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adam vs am
Shared letters: am. Private to "Adam": d. Private to "am": -.
"Adam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "am" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Adam ← aadm · adamm · addam · adma · daam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adam" and "am" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Adam" or "am"?
After this comparison
You've compared "Adam" and "am". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "am" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adam" and "am" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adam vs audaz". 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 #67,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.