Which to use
“acertar” and “acessar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,590
- “acertar” frequency rank
- #4,364
- “acessar” frequency rank
- 9954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertar | acessar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr acerto em | obter informação armazenada |
Where the eye mixes acertar and acessar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acertar and acessar
A purely visual mix-up. acertar (/ɐ.sɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/) and acessar (/a.se.ˈsaɹ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertar is recorded at frequency rank #5,590, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.sɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/. acessar is at rank #4,364, tagged as averb, pronounced /a.se.ˈsaɹ/.
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 9954, this pair ranks #63,307 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acertar vs acessar
Shared letters: acer. Private to "acertar": t. Private to "acessar": s.
"acertar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "acessar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acertar" and "acessar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acertar" or "acessar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acessar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,307 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertar" and "acessar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acentuar vs acertar". 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 #63,307 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.