amasvsataConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,766
“amas” frequency rank
#8,716
“ata” frequency rank
23482
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amas ata
Definition acumulação registro escrito do que se passou em uma reunião

Letter map: amas vs ata

Shared letters muted; letters that set amas and ata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
amas
3 ch
ata

Corpus notes: amas and ata

amas and ata 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amas is recorded at frequency rank #14,766, classified as anoun. ata is at rank #8,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tɐ/.

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 23482, this pair ranks #46,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of amas vs ata

Shared letters: a. Private to "amas": ms. Private to "ata": t.

"amas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "ata" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amasaams · amass · ammas · amsa · maas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amas" for "ata" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, 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 "ata"?
"ata" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,716 in our Portuguese list, against #14,766 for "amas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "amas" vs "ata" 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 "ata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amas" and "ata" 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 #46,341 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