Which to use
“amora” and “ampola” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,320
- “amora” frequency rank
- #40,880
- “ampola” frequency rank
- 60200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amora | ampola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruta produzida pela amoreira (sorose) | pequeno tubo de vidro, plástico ou metal, geralmente terminado em ponta, e hermeticamente fechado após a introdução de um fluido |
Where the eye mixes amora and ampola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amora runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against ampola's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: amora vs ampola
A purely visual mix-up. amora (/ɐ.ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/) and ampola (/ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amora is recorded at frequency rank #19,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/. ampola is at rank #40,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ̃.ˈpo.lɐ/.
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 60200, this pair ranks #7,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amora vs ampola
Shared letters: amo. Private to "amora": r. Private to "ampola": lp.
"amora" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ampola" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amora" for "ampola" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "amora" or "ampola" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "amora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ampola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amora" and "ampola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampola vs argola". 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 #7,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.