eretovsexatoTell them apart

Which to use

“ereto” and “exato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,690
“ereto” frequency rank
#4,642
“exato” frequency rank
39332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ereto exato
Definition levantado, erguido, direito o que não tem erro ou qualquer falta

Where the eye mixes ereto and exato

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ereto and exato follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
ereto
5 ch
exato

Visual trap between ereto and exato

A purely visual mix-up. ereto (/i.ˈɾɛ.tu/) and exato (/i.ˈza.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ereto is recorded at frequency rank #34,690, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈɾɛ.tu/. exato is at rank #4,642, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈza.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 39332, this pair ranks #26,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ereto vs exato

Shared letters: eot. Private to "ereto": r. Private to "exato": ax.

"ereto" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "exato" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ereto ← eerto · ereot · eretto · erreto · erteo · reeto
  • exato ← eaxto · exaot · exatto · extao · exxato · xeato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ereto" and "exato" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/i.ˈɾɛ.tu/ versus /i.ˈza.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ereto" vs "exato" - which ranks higher?
"exato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,642 in our Portuguese list, against #34,690 for "ereto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ereto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ereto" and "exato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ereto vs ermo". 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 #26,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list