Which to use
“amas” is a noun and “ami” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,766
- “amas” frequency rank
- #13,434
- “ami” frequency rank
- 28200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amas | ami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acumulação | amar, gostar de |
Letter map: amas vs ami
Shared letters muted; letters that set amas and ami apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: amas vs ami
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amas is anoun and amiaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amas is recorded at frequency rank #14,766, classified as anoun. ami is at rank #13,434, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈa.mi/.
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 28200, this pair ranks #40,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amas vs ami
Shared letters: am. Private to "amas": s. Private to "ami": i.
"amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amas ← aams · amass · ammas · amsa · maas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amas" for "ami" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "amas" or "ami" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "amas" and "ami".
- Full dictionary entry for "amas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amas" and "ami" 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 #40,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.