Which to use
“amar” is a verb and “amém” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,349
- “amar” frequency rank
- #6,835
- “amém” frequency rank
- 9184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amar | amém |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo direto | assim seja; assim é; certamente (us. esp. no fim das orações na liturgia religiosa) |
Letter map: amar vs amém
Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and amém apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: amar vs amém
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and amémanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. amém is at rank #6,835, tagged as anintj, pronounced /a.ˈmɛn/.
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 9184, this pair ranks #64,338 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amar vs amém
Shared letters: am. Private to "amar": r. Private to "amém": é.
"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amém" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amar ← aamr · amarr · ammar · maar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amar" and "amém" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amar" or "amém"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "amar" and "amém".
- Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amém" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,338 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amar" and "amém" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amar vs atar". 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 #64,338 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.