Which to use
“acorta” and “aporta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,903
- “acorta” frequency rank
- #6,616
- “aporta” frequency rank
- 53519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acorta | aporta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acortar o de acortarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes acorta and aporta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acorta and aporta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between acorta and aporta
A purely visual mix-up. acorta ([aˈkoɾt̪a]) 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 a single letter - c in “acorta” becomes p in “aporta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acorta is recorded at frequency rank #46,903, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkoɾt̪a]. 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 53519, this pair ranks #87,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acorta vs aporta
Shared letters: aort. Private to "acorta": c. Private to "aporta": p.
"acorta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acorta" and "aporta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acorta" or "aporta"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acorta" and "aporta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acorta" 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 #87,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acorta" and "aporta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs Alcorta". 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 #87,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.