Which to use
“apart” is an adverb and “aperto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,820
- “apart” frequency rank
- #10,129
- “aperto” frequency rank
- 40949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apart | aperto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | à parte, de parte * Sinônimos pt: em separado, separadamente, isoladamente, particularmente; | ato de apertar |
Letter map: apart vs aperto
Shared letters muted; letters that set apart and aperto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: apart vs aperto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apart is anadverb and apertoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apart is recorded at frequency rank #30,820, classified as anadv. 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 40949, this pair ranks #25,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apart vs aperto
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apart": -. Private to "aperto": eo.
"apart" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC · "aperto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apart" and "aperto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "apart" or "aperto" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "apart" 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 #25,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apart" and "aperto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apart vs atar". 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 #25,069 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.