agoravsamoraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: agora is a adverb, amora is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“agora” is an adverb and “amora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#70
“agora” frequency rank
#19,320
“amora” frequency rank
19390
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agora amora
Definition neste instante, neste momento fruta produzida pela amoreira (sorose)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set agora and amora apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
agora
5 ch
amora

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agora is / a.ˈgɔ.ɾə/ while amora is /ɐ.ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “agora” becomes m in “amora”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agora is recorded at frequency rank #70, classified as anadv, pronounced / a.ˈgɔ.ɾə/. amora is at rank #19,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/.

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 19390, this pair ranks #51,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agora vs amora

Shared letters: aor. Private to "agora": g. Private to "amora": m.

"agora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "amora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agoraaggora · agoar · agorra · agroa · aogra · gaora
  • amoraammora · amoar · amorra · amroa · aomra · maora

Frequency comparison

agora#70
amora#19,320

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agora" and "amora" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "agora" is an adverb and "amora" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "agora" or "amora"?
"agora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #70 in our Portuguese list, against #19,320 for "amora". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering agora vs amora

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “agora”; for a noun, it's “amora”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “agora” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list