aceitarvsaceitoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aceitar is a verb, aceito is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aceitar” is a verb and “aceito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,695
“aceitar” frequency rank
#3,368
“aceito” frequency rank
5063
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aceitar aceito
Definition concordar em receber algo que é dado acolhido

Where the eye mixes aceitar and aceito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
aceitar
6 ch
aceito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aceitar is /ɐ.sɐj.ˈtaɾ/ while aceito is [a.ˈsej.to]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aceitar is recorded at frequency rank #1,695, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.sɐj.ˈtaɾ/. aceito is at rank #3,368, tagged as anadj, pronounced [a.ˈsej.to].

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 5063, this pair ranks #69,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aceitar vs aceito

Shared letters: aceit. Private to "aceitar": r. Private to "aceito": o.

"aceitar" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "aceito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceitaracceitar · aceiatr · aceitarr · aceitra · aceittar · acetiar · acietar · aecitar
  • aceitoacceito · aceiot · aceitto · acetio · acieto · aecito · caeito

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aceitar" and "aceito" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aceitar" is a verb and "aceito" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aceitar" or "aceito"?
"aceitar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,695 in our Portuguese list, against #3,368 for "aceito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "aceitar" and "aceito". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aceitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aceito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aceitar" and "aceito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceitar vs acentuar". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list