Which to use
“exato” and “exceto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,642
- “exato” frequency rank
- #2,421
- “exceto” frequency rank
- 7063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exato | exceto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que não tem erro ou qualquer falta | parte contra a qual se propõe exceção |
Where the eye mixes exato and exceto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exato runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against exceto's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exato and exceto
A purely visual mix-up. exato (/i.ˈza.tu/) and exceto (/ɐjʃ.ˈsɛ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exato is recorded at frequency rank #4,642, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈza.tu/. exceto is at rank #2,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐjʃ.ˈsɛ.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 7063, this pair ranks #67,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exato vs exceto
Shared letters: eotx. Private to "exato": a. Private to "exceto": c.
"exato" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exceto" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exato" for "exceto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exato" vs "exceto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exato" and "exceto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exceto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exato" and "exceto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exato vs exit". 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 #67,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.