Which to use
“aberta” and “aperto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,694
- “aberta” frequency rank
- #10,129
- “aperto” frequency rank
- 11823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aberta | aperto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fenda | ato de apertar |
Where the eye mixes aberta and aperto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aberta and aperto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aberta and aperto
A purely visual mix-up. aberta (/ɐ.ˈbɛɾ.tɐ/) and aperto (/ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/) 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 11823, 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/. aperto is at rank #10,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/.
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 11823, this pair ranks #60,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aberta vs aperto
Shared letters: aert. Private to "aberta": b. Private to "aperto": op.
"aberta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aperto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aberta" and "aperto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aberta" or "aperto"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aberta" and "aperto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aberta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aperto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aberta" and "aperto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aperto vs aporte". 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 #60,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.