Which to use
“apertar” and “apontar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,837
- “apertar” frequency rank
- #5,816
- “apontar” frequency rank
- 12653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apertar | apontar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aproximar muito forçando | direcionar parte do corpo ou objeto para algo que se quer chamar atenção; |
Letter map: apertar vs apontar
Shared letters muted; letters that set apertar and apontar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. apertar and apontar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: apertar and apontar
apertar and apontar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apertar is recorded at frequency rank #6,837, classified as averb. apontar is at rank #5,816, 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 12653, this pair ranks #59,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apertar vs apontar
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apertar": e. Private to "apontar": no.
"apertar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "apontar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apertar" and "apontar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apertar" or "apontar"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "apertar" and "apontar".
- Full dictionary entry for "apertar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apontar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apertar" and "apontar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apontador vs apontar". 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 #59,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.