Which to use
“amargo” is an adjective and “amargos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,579
- “amargo” frequency rank
- #40,879
- “amargos” frequency rank
- 52458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amargo | amargos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que amarga, que possui um sabor áspero e por vezes desagradável, como o do café puro, do quinino, do fel etc. | plural de amargo |
Where the eye mixes amargo and amargos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. amargo runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against amargos's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: amargo vs amargos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amargo is /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/ while amargos is /ɐ.mɐɾ.ˈɡʊs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “amargo” sits inside “amargos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amargo is recorded at frequency rank #11,579, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɡu/. amargos is at rank #40,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.mɐɾ.ˈɡʊs/.
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 52458, this pair ranks #12,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amargo vs amargos
Shared letters: agmor. Private to "amargo": -. Private to "amargos": s.
"amargo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "amargos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amargo" and "amargos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amargo" or "amargos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amargos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amargo" and "amargos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "âmago vs amargos". 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 #12,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.