âmagovsamasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,708
“âmago” frequency rank
#14,766
“amas” frequency rank
51474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature âmago amas
Definition cerne, centro acumulação

Letter map: âmago vs amas

Shared letters muted; letters that set âmago and amas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. âmago runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against amas's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
âmago
4 ch
amas

Spelling & dictionary notes on âmago vs amas

âmago and amas 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 51474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

âmago is recorded at frequency rank #36,708, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐ.ma.gu/ ou /ˈɐ.mɐ.gu/. amas is at rank #14,766, tagged as anoun.

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 51474, this pair ranks #13,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of âmago vs amas

Shared letters: am. Private to "âmago": goâ. Private to "amas": s.

"âmago" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amas ← aams · amass · ammas · amsa · maas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "âmago" and "amas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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: "âmago" vs "amas" - which ranks higher?
"amas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,766 in our Portuguese list, against #36,708 for "âmago". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "âmago" vs "amas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "âmago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,571 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "âmago" and "amas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alado vs âmago". 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 #13,571 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