# abortar vs apertar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abortar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.buɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #20,175*
produzir antes do tempo

### apertar
*verb · frequency rank #6,837*
aproximar muito forçando

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/abortar-vs-apertar