Which to use
“ak” and “ama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,974
- “ak” frequency rank
- #1,454
- “ama” frequency rank
- 17428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ak | ama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | irmão (que não é o primogênito) | mulher que amamenta filho alheio |
Where the eye mixes ak and ama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ak vs ama
A purely visual mix-up. ak (/ák̚/) and ama (/ˈɐ.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ak is recorded at frequency rank #15,974, classified as anoun, pronounced /ák̚/. 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 17428, this pair ranks #53,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ak vs ama
Shared letters: a. Private to "ak": k. Private to "ama": m.
"ak" · 2 letters · shape VC · "ama" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ak" for "ama" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ak" or "ama" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ak" and "ama" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ak" 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 #53,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ak" and "ama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ak". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.