Which to use
“amigo” is an adjective and “ânimo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #384
- “amigo” frequency rank
- #11,571
- “ânimo” frequency rank
- 11955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amigo | ânimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem ligação com outrem por amizade | coragem, força |
Where the eye mixes amigo and ânimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. amigo and ânimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: amigo vs ânimo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amigo is /aˈmi.ɡu/ while ânimo is /ˈɐ.ni.mu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amigo is recorded at frequency rank #384, classified as anadj, pronounced /aˈmi.ɡu/. ânimo is at rank #11,571, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈɐ.ni.mu/.
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 11955, this pair ranks #60,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of amigo vs ânimo
Shared letters: imo. Private to "amigo": ag. Private to "ânimo": nâ.
"amigo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ânimo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- amigo ← aimgo · amgio · amiggo · amiog · ammigo · maigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "amigo" and "ânimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "amigo" or "ânimo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ânimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amigo" and "ânimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ânimo vs antro". 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 #60,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.