Which to use
“afã” and “asma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,702
- “afã” frequency rank
- #15,737
- “asma” frequency rank
- 63439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afã | asma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | azáfama; ânsia; lida: | doença inflamatória crônica caracterizada por obstrução ao fluxo de ar nas vias respiratórias, cuja causa não está completamente elucidada |
Letter map: afã vs asma
Shared letters muted; letters that set afã and asma apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. afã runs 3 letters (VCV) against asma's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - afã / asma
afã and asma are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afã is recorded at frequency rank #47,702, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈfɐ̃/. asma is at rank #15,737, tagged as anoun.
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 63439, this pair ranks #6,185 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afã vs asma
Shared letters: a. Private to "afã": fã. Private to "asma": ms.
"afã" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "asma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asma ← asam · asmma · assma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afã" for "asma" ever safe?
Which is more common, "afã" or "asma"?
After this comparison
Pair "afã" vs "asma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "afã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,185 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afã" and "asma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs afã". 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 #6,185 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.