Which to use
“abordados” and “aportados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,923
- “abordados” frequency rank
- #29,925
- “aportados” frequency rank
- 67848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordados | aportados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de abordado, participio de abordar. | Forma del plural de aportado, participio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes abordados and aportados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abordados and aportados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: abordados vs aportados
A purely visual mix-up. abordados ([aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞os]) and aportados ([apoɾˈt̪að̞os]) 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 67848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordados is recorded at frequency rank #37,923, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞os]. aportados is at rank #29,925, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞os].
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 67848, this pair ranks #36,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abordados vs aportados
Shared letters: adors. Private to "abordados": b. Private to "aportados": pt.
"abordados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "aportados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abordados" for "aportados" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordados" and "aportados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordados vs abortado". 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 #36,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.