# acerta vs alertar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### acerta
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ˈsɛɹ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #12,590*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo acertar

### alertar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.lɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #10,997*
pôr em alerta

## Source
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