amamentar vs aumentar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#32,848
“amamentar” frequency rank: #1,560
“aumentar” frequency rank: 34408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	amamentar	aumentar
Definition	alimentar um lactente com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias	tornar maior, ampliar:

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set amamentar and aumentar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

amamentar

8 ch

aumentar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. amamentar (/ɐ.mɐ.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/) and aumentar (/aw.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 34408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amamentar is recorded at frequency rank #32,848, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.mɐ.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/. aumentar is at rank #1,560, tagged as averb, pronounced /aw.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/.

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 34408, this pair ranks #32,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amamentar vs aumentar

Shared letters: aemnrt. Private to "amamentar": -. Private to "aumentar": u.

"amamentar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

amamentar ← aammentar · amaemntar · amamenatr · amamenntar · amamentarr · amamentra · amamenttar · amametnar
aumentar ← amuentar · auemntar · aumenatr · aumenntar · aumentarr · aumentra · aumenttar · aumetnar

Frequency comparison

amamentar#32,848

aumentar#1,560

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amamentar" and "aumentar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ɐ.mɐ.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /aw.mẽ.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "amamentar" or "aumentar"?

"aumentar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,560 in our Portuguese list, against #32,848 for "amamentar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering amamentar vs aumentar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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