Which to use
“amar” is a verb and “amargo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,349
- “amar” frequency rank
- #11,579
- “amargo” frequency rank
- 13928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amar | amargo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo direto | que amarga, que possui um sabor áspero e por vezes desagradável, como o do café puro, do quinino, do fel etc. |
Letter map: amar vs amargo
Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and amargo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for amar / amargo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and amargoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “amar” sits inside “amargo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. amargo is at rank #11,579, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/.
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 13928, this pair ranks #58,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amar vs amargo
Shared letters: amr. Private to "amar": -. Private to "amargo": go.
"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amargo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amar" and "amargo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "amar" vs "amargo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "amar" vs "amargo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amargo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amar" and "amargo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amargo vs amargos". 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 #58,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.