aberta vs aperto, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aberta and aperto apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

aberta

6 ch

aperto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

aberta ← abberta · aberat · aberrta · abertta · abetra · abreta · aebrta · baerta
aperto ← aeprto · aperot · aperrto · apertto · apetro · apperto · apreto · paerto

Frequency comparison

aberta#1,694

aperto#10,129

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aberta" and "aperto" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ɐ.ˈbɛɾ.tɐ/ versus /ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "aberta" or "aperto"?

"aberta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,694 in our Portuguese list, against #10,129 for "aperto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aberta vs aperto

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