Which to use
“amar” is a verb and “amas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,349
- “amar” frequency rank
- #14,766
- “amas” frequency rank
- 17115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amar | amas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo direto | acumulação |
Letter map: amar vs amas
Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and amas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for amar / amas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and amasanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “amar” becomes s in “amas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. 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 17115, this pair ranks #54,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amar vs amas
Shared letters: am. Private to "amar": r. Private to "amas": s.
"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amar" and "amas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amar" or "amas"?
After this comparison
You've compared "amar" and "amas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "amar" 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 #54,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amar" and "amas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs amas". 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 #54,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.