Which to use
“aberto” and “atento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,300
- “aberto” frequency rank
- #7,864
- “atento” frequency rank
- 9164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aberto | atento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não fechado ou barrado | que presta atenção |
Letter map: aberto vs atento
Shared letters muted; letters that set aberto and atento apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: aberto and atento
aberto and atento are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aberto is recorded at frequency rank #1,300, classified as anadj. atento is at rank #7,864, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtẽ.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 9164, this pair ranks #64,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aberto vs atento
Shared letters: aeot. Private to "aberto": br. Private to "atento": n.
"aberto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "atento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aberto" and "atento" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aberto" vs "atento" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "aberto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aberto" and "atento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceno vs atento". 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 #64,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.