allvsamoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: all is a adjective, amo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“all” is an adjective and “amo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,001
“all” frequency rank
#663
“amo” frequency rank
2664
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature all amo
Definition todo patrão

Letter map: all vs amo

Shared letters muted; letters that set all and amo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
all
3 ch
amo

Role in the sentence - all and amo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: all is anadjective and amoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

all is recorded at frequency rank #2,001, classified as anadj. amo is at rank #663, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐ.mu/.

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 2664, this pair ranks #72,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of all vs amo

Shared letters: a. Private to "all": l. Private to "amo": mo.

"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "amo" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "all" and "amo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "all" is an adjective and "amo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "all" vs "amo" - which ranks higher?
"amo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #663 in our Portuguese list, against #2,001 for "all". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "all" and "amo".

  • Full dictionary entry for "all" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "all" and "amo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs all". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #72,644 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