acordarvsaportarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,744
“acordar” frequency rank
#5,369
“aportar” frequency rank
12113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acordar aportar
Definition Adoptar en común una resolución varias personas, deliberando previamente acerca del asunto. Contribuir con insumos.

Where the eye mixes acordar and aportar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acordar and aportar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
acordar
7 ch
aportar

Look-alike desk: acordar vs aportar

A purely visual mix-up. acordar ([akoɾˈð̞aɾ]) and aportar ([apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 12113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acordar is recorded at frequency rank #6,744, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈð̞aɾ]. aportar is at rank #5,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aɾ].

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 12113, this pair ranks #292,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acordar vs aportar

Shared letters: aor. Private to "acordar": cd. Private to "aportar": pt.

"acordar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aportar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acordar ← accordar · acodrar · acoradr · acordarr · acorddar · acordra · acorrdar · acrodar
  • aportar ← aoprtar · aporatr · aporrtar · aportarr · aportra · aporttar · apotrar · apportar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acordar" and "aportar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([akoɾˈð̞aɾ] versus [apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "acordar" vs "aportar" - which ranks higher?
"aportar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,369 in our Spanish list, against #6,744 for "acordar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "acordar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #292,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acordar" and "aportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs aportar". 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 #292,688 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