Which to use
“aceito” and “afeto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,368
- “aceito” frequency rank
- #9,612
- “afeto” frequency rank
- 12980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceito | afeto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acolhido | à feição, afeiçoado; dedicado; específico para: |
Where the eye mixes aceito and afeto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aceito with afeto
A purely visual mix-up. aceito ([a.ˈsej.to]) and afeto (/ɐ.ˈfɛ.tu/) 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 12980, 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]. afeto is at rank #9,612, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈfɛ.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 12980, this pair ranks #59,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aceito vs afeto
Shared letters: aeot. Private to "aceito": ci. Private to "afeto": f.
"aceito" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "afeto" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aceito" for "afeto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aceito" vs "afeto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aceito" and "afeto" 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 "afeto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceito" and "afeto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceno vs afeto". 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 #59,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.