Which to use
“aceito” is an adjective and “acerto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,368
- “aceito” frequency rank
- #9,134
- “acerto” frequency rank
- 12502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceito | acerto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acolhido | ato ou efeito de fazer certo ou realizar corretamente |
Where the eye mixes aceito and acerto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aceito and acerto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aceito is [a.ˈsej.to] while acerto is /ɐ.ˈseɾ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “aceito” becomes r in “acerto”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aceito is recorded at frequency rank #3,368, classified as anadj, pronounced [a.ˈsej.to]. acerto is at rank #9,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈseɾ.tu/.
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 12502, this pair ranks #60,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aceito vs acerto
Shared letters: aceot. Private to "aceito": i. Private to "acerto": r.
"aceito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "acerto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aceito" for "acerto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aceito" or "acerto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aceito" and "acerto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acerto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceito" and "acerto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceno vs acerto". 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 #60,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.