# acento vs aperto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### acento
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/ · frequency rank #21,347*
sinal gráfico que altera o som de vogais

### aperto
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/ · frequency rank #10,129*
ato de apertar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acento-vs-aperto