Which to use
“acervo” and “aperto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,237
- “acervo” frequency rank
- #10,129
- “aperto” frequency rank
- 17366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acervo | aperto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reunião ou enorme conjunto de itens, montão | ato de apertar |
Where the eye mixes acervo and aperto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acervo and aperto
A purely visual mix-up. acervo (/ɐ.ˈseɾ.vu/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acervo is recorded at frequency rank #7,237, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈseɾ.vu/. 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 17366, this pair ranks #53,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acervo vs aperto
Shared letters: aeor. Private to "acervo": cv. Private to "aperto": pt.
"acervo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aperto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acervo" for "aperto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acervo" vs "aperto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acervo" 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 #53,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acervo" and "aperto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aperto vs aporte". 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 #53,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.