amarvsasaConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#2,349
“amar” frequency rank
#7,104
“asa” frequency rank
9453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amar asa
Definition transitivo direto membro de um animal que serve para o voo

Letter map: amar vs asa

Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and asa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
amar
3 ch
asa

Role in the sentence - amar and asa

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and asaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. asa is at rank #7,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.zɐ/.

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 9453, this pair ranks #63,975 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of amar vs asa

Shared letters: a. Private to "amar": mr. Private to "asa": s.

"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "asa" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amaraamr · amarr · ammar · maar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "amar" and "asa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amar" is a verb and "asa" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "amar" or "asa"?
"amar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,349 in our Portuguese list, against #7,104 for "asa". 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 "asa".

  • Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,975 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amar" and "asa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs asa". 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 #63,975 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