Which to use
“ami” is a verb and “aqui” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,434
- “ami” frequency rank
- #63
- “aqui” frequency rank
- 13497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ami | aqui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amar, gostar de | lugar onde situa-se o interlocutor |
Where the eye mixes ami and aqui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ami runs 3 letters (VCV) against aqui's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ami and aqui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ami is /ˈa.mi/ while aqui is /a.ˈki/. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ami is recorded at frequency rank #13,434, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈa.mi/. aqui is at rank #63, tagged as anadv, pronounced /a.ˈki/.
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 13497, this pair ranks #58,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ami vs aqui
Shared letters: ai. Private to "ami": m. Private to "aqui": qu.
"ami" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "aqui" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aqui ← aqiu · aqqui · auqi · qaui
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ami" and "aqui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ami" or "aqui"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aqui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ami" and "aqui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ami". 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 #58,814 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.