Which to use
“aceitar” and “apertar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,695
- “aceitar” frequency rank
- #6,837
- “apertar” frequency rank
- 8532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceitar | apertar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | concordar em receber algo que é dado | aproximar muito forçando |
Letter map: aceitar vs apertar
Shared letters muted; letters that set aceitar and apertar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - aceitar / apertar
aceitar and apertar 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 8532, 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/. apertar is at rank #6,837, tagged as averb.
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 8532, this pair ranks #65,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aceitar vs apertar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "aceitar": ci. Private to "apertar": p.
"aceitar" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC · "apertar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aceitar" and "apertar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aceitar" or "apertar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "aceitar" vs "apertar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apertar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceitar" and "apertar" 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 #65,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.