Which to use
“aceso” is an adjective and “aço” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,544
- “aceso” frequency rank
- #4,209
- “aço” frequency rank
- 27753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aceso | aço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se acendeu | liga composta principalmente de ferro e carbono utilizada para a fabricação de utensílios, armas, veículos e uma infinidade de outros objetos da vida moderna |
Where the eye mixes aceso and aço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aceso and aço
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aceso is /ɐ.ˈse.zu/ while aço is /ˈa.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aceso is recorded at frequency rank #23,544, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈse.zu/. aço is at rank #4,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.su/.
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 27753, this pair ranks #41,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aceso vs aço
Shared letters: ao. Private to "aceso": ces. Private to "aço": ç.
"aceso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "aço" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aceso ← acceso · aceos · acseo · aecso · caeso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aceso" for "aço" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aceso" vs "aço" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aceso" and "aço" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aceso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aceso" and "aço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceso vs acs". 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 #41,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.