Which to use
“aham” is an intj and “away” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,839
- “aham” frequency rank
- #8,429
- “away” frequency rank
- 41268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aham | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa satisfação, aplauso ou surpresa, concordância | longe, distante, remoto |
Where the eye mixes aham and away
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. aham (VCVC) and away (VCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aham and away
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aham is /ã.'hã/ while away is /əˈweɪ/. 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 (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aham is recorded at frequency rank #32,839, classified as anintj, pronounced /ã.'hã/. away is at rank #8,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈweɪ/.
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 41268, this pair ranks #24,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aham vs away
Shared letters: a. Private to "aham": hm. Private to "away": wy.
"aham" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aham" and "away" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aham" or "away"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aham" and "away" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "away" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aham" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aham vs atar". 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 #24,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.