Which to use
“apertado” is an adjective and “apertar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,000
- “apertado” frequency rank
- #6,837
- “apertar” frequency rank
- 14837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apertado | apertar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bem unido ou aproximado: | aproximar muito forçando |
Letter map: apertado vs apertar
Shared letters muted; letters that set apertado and apertar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. apertado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against apertar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - apertado and apertar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: apertado is anadjective and apertaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apertado is recorded at frequency rank #8,000, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.pɨɾ.ˈta.du/. apertar is at rank #6,837, tagged as averb.
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 14837, this pair ranks #57,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apertado vs apertar
Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "apertado": do. Private to "apertar": -.
"apertado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apertar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apertado" for "apertar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apertado" vs "apertar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apertado" and "apertar".
- Full dictionary entry for "apertado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apertar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apertado" and "apertar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortado vs apertado". 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 #57,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.