apertado

/ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du/

//ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du// adj

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The verdict

“apertado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,000. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,000
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bem unido ou aproximado:

Corpus desk

Index PT-apertado · apertado · Portuguese

apertado · rank #8,000 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,000
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprovar

Nearest frequency peer: aprovar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “apertado”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “apertado” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

apertado vs aperto
75% similar
apertado vs apertar
75% similar
apertado vs apurado
75% similar

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

Key facts for apertado
PropertyValue
Headwordapertado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,000
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “apertado”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).apertadocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “aprovar” (#8,001), “arranjo” (#8,002), “atletismo” (#8,005). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “apertado” fica em #8,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around apertado (IPA /ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,000 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for apertado, with forms such as "aeprtado", "aperatdo", and "aperrtado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "aperto", "apertar", "apurado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is apertado, spelled A-P-E-R-T-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    bem unido ou aproximado:
  2. 2
    sem largura; estreito; acanhado:
  3. 3
    enroscado, roscado; aparafusado:
  4. 4
    que se comprimiu ou restringiu, com nenhuma folga ou espaço livre (orçamento); austero; rigoroso:
  5. 5
    com falta (de tempo); atrasado:
  6. 6
    perseguido; atormentado; sem espaço de manobra; sem modo de fugir:
  7. 7
    insistentemente interrogado, com ou sem uso de violência:
  8. 8
    aflito para satisfazer necessidade fisiológica:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how apertado appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Queria poder ter-te apertada ao coração.
  2. Os sapatos estão apertados.

This word in other languages

tight(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aeprtado
  • aperatdo
  • aperrtado
  • apertaddo
  • apertaod
  • apertdao
  • aperttado
  • apetrado
  • appertado
  • apretado
  • paertado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apertado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aeprtado2aperatdo2aperrtado1apertaddo1apertaod2apertdao2aperttado1apetrado2
Edit distance from "apertado"

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 "apertado"?
"apertado" is spelled A-P-E-R-T-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du/.
What does "apertado" mean?
As an adjective, "apertado" means: bem unido ou aproximado:
What words are commonly confused with "apertado"?
"apertado" is commonly confused with "aperto", "apertar", "apurado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apertado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apertado" is /ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apertado" come from?
"apertado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apertado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carácter#8,015católico#8,016chuveiro#8,018rebelião#7,969

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

precioso11 variantsderivado11 variantsescalada11 variantsFrancis11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list