# apelar vs apertar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### apelar
*verb · IPA /ɐ.pɨ.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #16,444*
chamar em socorro

### 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/apelar-vs-apertar