Which to use
“amas” is a noun and “amém” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,766
- “amas” frequency rank
- #6,835
- “amém” frequency rank
- 21601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amas | amém |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação | assim seja; assim é; certamente (us. esp. no fim das orações na liturgia religiosa) |
Letter map: amas vs amém
Shared letters muted; letters that set amas and amém apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - amas and amém
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amas is anoun and amémanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amas is recorded at frequency rank #14,766, classified as anoun. amém is at rank #6,835, tagged as anintj, pronounced /a.ˈmɛn/.
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 21601, this pair ranks #48,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amas vs amém
Shared letters: am. Private to "amas": s. Private to "amém": é.
"amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "amém" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- amas ← aams · amass · ammas · amsa · maas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amas" for "amém" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amas" vs "amém" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "amas" vs "amém" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "amas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amém" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amas" and "amém" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs amas". 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 #48,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.