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

#18,138
“acordaba” frequency rank
#41,192
“aportaba” frequency rank
59330
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordaba aportaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de acordar o de acordarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes acordaba and aportaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acordaba and aportaba follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
acordaba
8 ch
aportaba

Look-alike desk: acordaba vs aportaba

A purely visual mix-up. acordaba ([akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]) and aportaba ([apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) 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 59330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acordaba is recorded at frequency rank #18,138, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a]. aportaba is at rank #41,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a].

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 59330, this pair ranks #63,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of acordaba vs aportaba

Shared letters: abor. Private to "acordaba": cd. Private to "aportaba": pt.

"acordaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "aportaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acordabaaccordaba · acodraba · acoradba · acordaab · acordabba · acordava · acordbaa · acorddaba
  • aportabaaoprtaba · aporatba · aporrtaba · aportaab · aportabba · aportava · aportbaa · aporttaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acordaba" and "aportaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾˈð̞aβ̞a] versus [apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acordaba" vs "aportaba" - which ranks higher?
"acordaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,138 in our Spanish list, against #41,192 for "aportaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "acordaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aportaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acordaba" and "aportaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aportaba vs apretaba". 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 #63,013 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