Which to use
“abortado” is a verb and “aportados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,293
- “abortado” frequency rank
- #29,925
- “aportados” frequency rank
- 76218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abortado | aportados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de abortar. | Forma del plural de aportado, participio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes abortado and aportados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abortado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aportados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abortado with aportados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abortado is [aβ̞oɾˈt̪að̞o] while aportados is [apoɾˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abortado is recorded at frequency rank #46,293, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈt̪að̞o]. 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 76218, this pair ranks #18,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abortado vs aportados
Shared letters: adort. Private to "abortado": b. Private to "aportados": ps.
"abortado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aportados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abortado" and "aportados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abortado" vs "aportados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abortado" and "aportados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abortado" 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 #18,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abortado" and "aportados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortado vs abultado". 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 #18,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.