Which to use
“acerto” and “aperto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,134
- “acerto” frequency rank
- #10,129
- “aperto” frequency rank
- 19263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acerto | aperto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de fazer certo ou realizar corretamente | ato de apertar |
Where the eye mixes acerto and aperto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acerto and aperto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acerto and aperto
A purely visual mix-up. acerto (/ɐ.ˈseɾ.tu/) and aperto (/ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “acerto” becomes p in “aperto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acerto is recorded at frequency rank #9,134, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈseɾ.tu/. aperto is at rank #10,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/.
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 19263, this pair ranks #51,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acerto vs aperto
Shared letters: aeort. Private to "acerto": c. Private to "aperto": p.
"acerto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aperto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acerto" and "aperto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acerto" or "aperto"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acerto" and "aperto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acerto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aperto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acerto" and "aperto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceno vs acerto". 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 #51,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.