aberto

adj

The verdict

“aberto” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,300 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#1,300
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - não fechado ou barrado

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aberto vs aero
67% similar
aberto vs afeto
67% similar
aberto vs alerta
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aberto
PropertyValue
Headwordaberto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,300
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aberto” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aberto lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for aberto is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #1,300 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aberto, with forms such as "abberto", "aberot", and "aberrto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "aero", "afeto", "alerta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is aberto, spelled A-B-E-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    não fechado ou barrado
  2. 2
    não coberto ou fechado
  3. 3
    que tem o interior imediatamente acessível (como por exemplo, uma caixa cuja tampa está levantada)
  4. 4
    construído de maneira a não ter uma cobertura em cima ou em um dos lados
  5. 5
    não ocupado por muitos prédios, árvores, cercas, etc
  6. 6
    sem uma cobertura protetora, sem proteção, exposto
  7. 7
    desdobrado
  8. 8
    sem restrições em relação a quem pode participar
  9. 9
    acessível ou disponível para ser usado
  10. 10
    pronto a realizar os negócios como de costume
  11. 11
    acessível a ofertas, pedidos, sugestões
  12. 12
    generoso
  13. 13
    não decidido
  14. 14
    diz-se de cidade que não é atacada pelos dois lados combatentes
  15. 15
    diz-se das áreas do mar onde não há impedimentos à navegação
  16. 16
    diz-se de porto disponível para atracamento
  17. 17
    diz-se de microfone em operação
  18. 18
    diz-se de vogal pronunciada com uma grande abertura acima da língua
  19. 19
    diz-se de classe de palavras que admite novos membros, como os substantivos, adjetivos, verbos; em oposição, as preposições formam um grupo fechado
  20. 20
    diz-se de intervalo não restrito em nenhuma das pontas

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abberto,aberot,aberrto,abertto,abetro,abreto,aebrto,baerto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aberto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abberto1aberot2aberrto1abertto1abetro2abreto2aebrto2baerto2
Edit distance from "aberto"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aberto"?
"aberto" is spelled A-B-E-R-T-O.
What does "aberto" mean?
As an adjective, "aberto" means: não fechado ou barrado
What words are commonly confused with "aberto"?
"aberto" is commonly confused with "aero", "afeto", "alerta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "aberto" come from?
"aberto" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “aberto”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-B-E-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “aero” - see the side-by-side comparison. aberto vs aero
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list