Which to use
“acerta” is a verb and “acertado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,590
- “acerta” frequency rank
- #17,182
- “acertado” frequency rank
- 29772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acerta | acertado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo acertar | ajustado; que foi combinado |
Letter map: acerta vs acertado
Shared letters muted; letters that set acerta and acertado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. acerta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against acertado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: acerta vs acertado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acerta is averb and acertadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acerta” sits inside “acertado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acerta is recorded at frequency rank #12,590, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.ˈsɛɹ.tɐ/. acertado is at rank #17,182, tagged as anadj.
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 29772, this pair ranks #38,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acerta vs acertado
Shared letters: acert. Private to "acerta": -. Private to "acertado": do.
"acerta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "acertado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acerta" and "acertado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "acerta" or "acertado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "acerta" vs "acertado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "acerta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acertado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acerta" and "acertado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acertado vs achatado". 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 #38,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.