# amante vs ante

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### amante
*adjective · IPA /a.ˈmɐ̃.ʧi/ · frequency rank #4,368*
que ama, amador

### ante
*adverb · IPA /ˈɐ̃.tɨ/ · frequency rank #6,501*
antes, precedentemente, anteriormente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/amante-vs-ante