Which to use
“abortado” and “aportando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,293
- “abortado” frequency rank
- #14,510
- “aportando” frequency rank
- 60803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abortado | aportando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de abortar. | Gerundio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes abortado and aportando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. abortado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aportando's 9 (VCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between abortado and aportando
A purely visual mix-up. abortado ([aβ̞oɾˈt̪að̞o]) and aportando ([apoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 60803, 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]. aportando is at rank #14,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 60803, this pair ranks #57,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abortado vs aportando
Shared letters: adort. Private to "abortado": b. Private to "aportando": np.
"abortado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aportando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "abortado" for "aportando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "abortado" vs "aportando" - which ranks higher?
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 "abortado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abortado" and "aportando" 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 #57,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.