Which to use
“amar” and “ater” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,349
- “amar” frequency rank
- #39,000
- “ater” frequency rank
- 41349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amar | ater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo direto | não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga |
Letter map: amar vs ater
Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and ater apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. amar and ater follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - amar / ater
amar and ater are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. ater is at rank #39,000, tagged as averb.
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 41349, this pair ranks #24,565 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amar vs ater
Shared letters: ar. Private to "amar": m. Private to "ater": et.
"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ater" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amar" and "ater" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "amar" or "ater" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "amar" and "ater".
- Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,565 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amar" and "ater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs ater". 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 #24,565 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.