Which to use
“amar” is a verb and “azar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,349
- “amar” frequency rank
- #6,840
- “azar” frequency rank
- 9189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amar | azar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transitivo direto | má sorte |
Letter map: amar vs azar
Shared letters muted; letters that set amar and azar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for amar / azar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amar is averb and azaranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “amar” becomes z in “azar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amar is recorded at frequency rank #2,349, classified as averb. azar is at rank #6,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.zaɾ/.
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 9189, this pair ranks #64,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amar vs azar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "amar": m. Private to "azar": z.
"amar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "azar" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amar" for "azar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amar" vs "azar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "amar" vs "azar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "amar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "azar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amar" and "azar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs azar". 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 #64,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.