amarvsavalWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,349
“amar” frequency rank
#16,685
“aval” frequency rank
19034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amar aval
Definition transitivo direto garantia de pagamento de um determinado título de crédito

Letter map: amar vs aval

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

4 ch
amar
4 ch
aval

Role in the sentence - amar and aval

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and avalanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. aval is at rank #16,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈvaɫ/.

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 19034, this pair ranks #51,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amar vs aval

Shared letters: a. Private to "amar": mr. Private to "aval": lv.

"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "aval" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amaraamr · amarr · ammar · maar
  • avalaavl · avall · avval

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amar" and "aval" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amar" is a verb and "aval" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "amar" or "aval"?
"amar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,349 in our Portuguese list, against #16,685 for "aval". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "amar" and "aval". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aval" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amar" and "aval" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs aval". 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 #51,826 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