Which to use
“ampliação” and “amputação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,419
- “ampliação” frequency rank
- #30,415
- “amputação” frequency rank
- 38834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ampliação | amputação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de ampliar ou alargar | remoção cirúrgica de um membro ou segmento de membro, de parte saliente (por exemplo: da mama) ou do reto e/ou ânus; apócope |
Where the eye mixes ampliação and amputação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ampliação (VCCCVVCVV) and amputação (VCCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ampliação and amputação
A purely visual mix-up. ampliação (/ɐ̃.pljɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and amputação (/ɐ̃.pu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ampliação is recorded at frequency rank #8,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ̃.pljɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. amputação is at rank #30,415, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ̃.pu.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 38834, this pair ranks #27,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ampliação vs amputação
Shared letters: amopãç. Private to "ampliação": il. Private to "amputação": tu.
"ampliação" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVV · "amputação" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ampliação" for "amputação" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ampliação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amputação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ampliação" and "amputação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ampliação vs aplicação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.