Which to use
“acertado” and “achatado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,182
- “acertado” frequency rank
- #48,214
- “achatado” frequency rank
- 65396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertado | achatado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ajustado; que foi combinado | feitio chato; |
Letter map: acertado vs achatado
Shared letters muted; letters that set acertado and achatado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. acertado (VCVCCVCV) and achatado (VCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on acertado vs achatado
acertado and achatado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertado is recorded at frequency rank #17,182, classified as anadj. achatado is at rank #48,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced [a.ʃa.ˈta.do].
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 65396, this pair ranks #5,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acertado vs achatado
Shared letters: acdot. Private to "acertado": er. Private to "achatado": h.
"acertado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "achatado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "acertado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achatado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertado" and "achatado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortado vs acertado". 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 #5,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.