# alertar vs apertar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### alertar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.lɨɾ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #10,997*
pôr em alerta

### 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/alertar-vs-apertar