Which to use
“aceito” and “aceso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,368
- “aceito” frequency rank
- #23,544
- “aceso” frequency rank
- 26912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceito | aceso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acolhido | que se acendeu |
Where the eye mixes aceito and aceso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aceito vs aceso
A purely visual mix-up. aceito ([a.ˈsej.to]) and aceso (/ɐ.ˈse.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26912, 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]. aceso is at rank #23,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈse.zu/.
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 26912, this pair ranks #42,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aceito vs aceso
Shared letters: aceo. Private to "aceito": it. Private to "aceso": s.
"aceito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "aceso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aceito" and "aceso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aceito" vs "aceso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aceso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceito" and "aceso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceso vs acs". 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 #42,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.