Which to use
“aparato” and “aperto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,219
- “aparato” frequency rank
- #10,129
- “aperto” frequency rank
- 26348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aparato | aperto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ostentação em atos públicos ou particulares | ato de apertar |
Where the eye mixes aparato and aperto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aparato runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aperto's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aparato vs aperto
A purely visual mix-up. aparato (/ɐ.pɐ.ˈɾa.tu/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aparato is recorded at frequency rank #16,219, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.pɐ.ˈɾa.tu/. 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 26348, this pair ranks #42,835 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aparato vs aperto
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aparato": -. Private to "aperto": e.
"aparato" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "aperto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aparato" for "aperto" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "aparato" or "aperto" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aparato" 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 #42,835 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aparato" and "aperto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aparar vs aparato". 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 #42,835 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.