Which to use
“acontece” and “acontecer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #562
- “acontece” frequency rank
- #733
- “acontecer” frequency rank
- 1295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acontece | acontecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo acontecer | existir como acontecimento |
Letter map: acontece vs acontecer
Shared letters muted; letters that set acontece and acontecer apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Spelling & dictionary notes on acontece vs acontecer
acontece and acontecer are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “acontece” sits inside “acontecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acontece is recorded at frequency rank #562, classified as averb, pronounced /a.kõ(ŋ).ˈtɛ.se/, /a.kõ(ŋ).ˈtɛ.si/. acontecer is at rank #733, tagged as averb.
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 1295, this pair ranks #74,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acontece vs acontecer
Shared letters: acenot. Private to "acontece": -. Private to "acontecer": r.
"acontece" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "acontecer" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acontece" for "acontecer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "acontece" vs "acontecer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "acontece" vs "acontecer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "acontece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acontecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acontece" and "acontecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acontecer vs anoitecer". 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 #74,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.