Which to use
“aberta” is a noun and “apertar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,694
- “aberta” frequency rank
- #6,837
- “apertar” frequency rank
- 8531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aberta | apertar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fenda | aproximar muito forçando |
Letter map: aberta vs apertar
Shared letters muted; letters that set aberta and apertar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. aberta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against apertar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: aberta vs apertar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aberta is anoun and apertaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aberta is recorded at frequency rank #1,694, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈbɛɾ.tɐ/. apertar is at rank #6,837, 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 8531, this pair ranks #65,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aberta vs apertar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "aberta": b. Private to "apertar": p.
"aberta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "apertar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aberta" and "apertar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aberta" or "apertar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "aberta" and "apertar".
- Full dictionary entry for "aberta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apertar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aberta" and "apertar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar vs apertar". 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 #65,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.