acerto vs aperto, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acerto and aperto apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

acerto

6 ch

aperto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

acerto ← accerto · acerot · acerrto · acertto · acetro · acreto · aecrto · caerto
aperto ← aeprto · aperot · aperrto · apertto · apetro · apperto · apreto · paerto

Frequency comparison

acerto#9,134

aperto#10,129

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acerto" and "aperto" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ɐ.ˈseɾ.tu/ versus /ɐ.ˈpeɾ.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "acerto" or "aperto"?

"acerto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,134 in our Portuguese list, against #10,129 for "aperto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering acerto vs aperto

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