Which to use
“aceitar” and “acessar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,695
- “aceitar” frequency rank
- #4,364
- “acessar” frequency rank
- 6059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceitar | acessar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | concordar em receber algo que é dado | obter informação armazenada |
Where the eye mixes aceitar and acessar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aceitar vs acessar
A purely visual mix-up. aceitar (/ɐ.sɐj.ˈtaɾ/) and acessar (/a.se.ˈsaɹ/) 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 6059, 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/. acessar is at rank #4,364, tagged as averb, pronounced /a.se.ˈsaɹ/.
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 6059, this pair ranks #68,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aceitar vs acessar
Shared letters: acer. Private to "aceitar": it. Private to "acessar": s.
"aceitar" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "acessar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aceitar" and "acessar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aceitar" vs "acessar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acessar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceitar" and "acessar" 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
Confusion rank #68,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.