Which to use
“amor” is a noun and “ater” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #274
- “amor” frequency rank
- #39,000
- “ater” frequency rank
- 39274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amor | ater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sentimento de gostar muito de outra pessoa ou coisa, de forma a querer e fazer o bem para essa pessoa, ser vivente ou mesmo coisa | não permitir que tenha seguimento; impedir que prossiga |
Letter map: amor vs ater
Shared letters muted; letters that set amor and ater apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for amor / ater
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: amor is anoun and ateraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amor is recorded at frequency rank #274, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈmoɾ/. ater is at rank #39,000, tagged as averb.
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 39274, this pair ranks #27,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amor vs ater
Shared letters: ar. Private to "amor": mo. Private to "ater": et.
"amor" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ater" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amor" for "ater" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amor" vs "ater" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "amor" and "ater". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "amor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amor" and "ater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs ater". 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 #27,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.