amasvsasmaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“amas” and “asma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,766
“amas” frequency rank
#15,737
“asma” frequency rank
30503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amas asma
Definition acumulação doença inflamatória crônica caracterizada por obstrução ao fluxo de ar nas vias respiratórias, cuja causa não está completamente elucidada

Letter map: amas vs asma

Shared letters muted; letters that set amas and asma apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
amas
4 ch
asma

Corpus notes: amas and asma

amas and asma are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amas is recorded at frequency rank #14,766, classified as anoun. asma is at rank #15,737, tagged as anoun.

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 30503, this pair ranks #37,828 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amas vs asma

Shared letters: ams. Private to "amas": -. Private to "asma": -.

"amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "asma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amasaams · amass · ammas · amsa · maas
  • asmaasam · asmma · assma

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amas" for "asma" ever safe?
No. They are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "amas" or "asma"?
"amas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,766 in our Portuguese list, against #15,737 for "asma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "amas" and "asma".

  • Full dictionary entry for "amas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,828 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amas" and "asma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ASC vs asma". 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 #37,828 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