# ajeitar vs apertar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ajeitar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #24,509*
pôr a jeito

### apertar
*verb · frequency rank #6,837*
aproximar muito forçando

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ajeitar-vs-apertar