Which to use
“aceder” is a verb and “açude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,991
- “aceder” frequency rank
- #16,686
- “açude” frequency rank
- 27677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceder | açude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (prep. a) não se manifestar contra; estar de acordo com; aderir, anuir, aquiescer, assentir, concordar | construção destinada a represar as águas de um rio |
Letter map: aceder vs açude
Shared letters muted; letters that set aceder and açude apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for aceder / açude
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aceder is averb and açudeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aceder is recorded at frequency rank #10,991, classified as averb. açude is at rank #16,686, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈsu.dɨ/.
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 27677, this pair ranks #41,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aceder vs açude
Shared letters: ade. Private to "aceder": cr. Private to "açude": uç.
"aceder" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "açude" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aceder ← acceder · acdeer · acedder · acederr · acedre · aceedr · aecder · caeder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aceder" and "açude" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aceder" or "açude" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "aceder" vs "açude" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "açude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceder" and "açude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acid vs açude". 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 #41,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.