Which to use
“amém” is an intj and “ami” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,835
- “amém” frequency rank
- #13,434
- “ami” frequency rank
- 20269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amém | ami |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | assim seja; assim é; certamente (us. esp. no fim das orações na liturgia religiosa) | amar, gostar de |
Where the eye mixes amém and ami
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between amém and ami
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amém is /a.ˈmɛn/ while ami is /ˈa.mi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amém is recorded at frequency rank #6,835, classified as anintj, pronounced /a.ˈmɛn/. 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 20269, this pair ranks #50,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amém vs ami
Shared letters: am. Private to "amém": é. Private to "ami": i.
"amém" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amém" for "ami" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "amém" or "ami" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "amém" and "ami" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amém" 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 #50,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amém" and "ami" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ami". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.