amarvsarmaTell them apart

Quick tell: amar is a verb, arma is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“amar” is a verb and “arma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,349
“amar” frequency rank
#1,913
“arma” frequency rank
4262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amar arma
Definition transitivo direto instrumento usado para ataque e defesa

Letter map: amar vs arma

Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and arma apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
amar
4 ch
arma

Grammar separator: amar vs arma

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and armaanoun. On the page they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. arma is at rank #1,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɾmɐ/.

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 4262, this pair ranks #70,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of amar vs arma

Shared letters: amr. Private to "amar": -. Private to "arma": -.

"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "arma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amaraamr · amarr · ammar · maar
  • armaamra · aram · armma · arrma

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amar" and "arma" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amar" is a verb and "arma" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "amar" or "arma"?
"arma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,913 in our Portuguese list, against #2,349 for "amar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "amar" and "arma".

  • Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amar" and "arma" 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 #70,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list