abortarvsaportaWhich spelling fits?

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“abortar” and “aporta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,020
“abortar” frequency rank
#6,616
“aporta” frequency rank
23636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abortar aporta
Definition Interrumpir el embarazo Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes abortar and aporta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
abortar
6 ch
aporta

Visual trap between abortar and aporta

A purely visual mix-up. abortar ([aβ̞oɾˈt̪aɾ]) and aporta ([aˈpoɾt̪a]) 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 23636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abortar is recorded at frequency rank #17,020, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈt̪aɾ]. aporta is at rank #6,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪a].

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 23636, this pair ranks #244,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abortar vs aporta

Shared letters: aort. Private to "abortar": b. Private to "aporta": p.

"abortar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abortarabbortar · aboratr · aborrtar · abortarr · abortra · aborttar · abotrar · abrotar
  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abortar" and "aporta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞oɾˈt̪aɾ] versus [aˈpoɾt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abortar" or "aporta" show up more?
"aporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,616 in our Spanish list, against #17,020 for "abortar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "abortar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aporta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #244,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abortar" and "aporta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortar vs acorta". 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 #244,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list