AjaxvsamaTell them apart

Which to use

“Ajax” and “ama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,343
“Ajax” frequency rank
#1,454
“ama” frequency rank
28797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ajax ama
Definition personagem da mitologia grega mulher que amamenta filho alheio

Letter map: Ajax vs ama

Shared letters muted; letters that set Ajax and ama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Ajax
3 ch
ama

Spelling & dictionary notes on Ajax vs ama

Ajax and ama 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 28797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ajax is recorded at frequency rank #27,343, classified as anoun. ama is at rank #1,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐ.mɐ/.

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 28797, this pair ranks #39,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Ajax vs ama

Shared letters: a. Private to "Ajax": jx. Private to "ama": m.

"Ajax" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "ama" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ajaxaajx · ajaxx · ajjax · ajxa · jaax

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ajax" and "ama" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Ajax" vs "ama" - which ranks higher?
"ama" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,454 in our Portuguese list, against #27,343 for "Ajax". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "Ajax" vs "ama" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ajax" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ajax" and "ama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ajax 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 #39,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list