Which to use
“acertada” and “aportada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,830
- “acertada” frequency rank
- #44,555
- “aportada” frequency rank
- 58385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acertada | aportada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de acertado, participio de acertar. | Forma del femenino de aportado, participio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes acertada and aportada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acertada and aportada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acertada with aportada
A purely visual mix-up. acertada ([aseɾˈt̪að̞a]) and aportada ([apoɾˈt̪að̞a]) 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 58385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acertada is recorded at frequency rank #13,830, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɾˈt̪að̞a]. aportada is at rank #44,555, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞a].
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 58385, this pair ranks #66,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acertada vs aportada
Shared letters: adrt. Private to "acertada": ce. Private to "aportada": op.
"acertada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aportada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acertada" and "aportada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acertada" vs "aportada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acertada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acertada" and "aportada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aportada vs aportadas". 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 #66,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.