Which to use
“acorta” and “aportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,903
- “acorta” frequency rank
- #5,369
- “aportar” frequency rank
- 52272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acorta | aportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acortar o de acortarse. | Contribuir con insumos. |
Where the eye mixes acorta and aportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acorta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aportar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acorta and aportar
A purely visual mix-up. acorta ([aˈkoɾt̪a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52272, 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]. 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 52272, this pair ranks #93,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acorta vs aportar
Shared letters: aort. Private to "acorta": c. Private to "aportar": p.
"acorta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aportar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acorta" for "aportar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acorta" or "aportar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acorta" 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 #93,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acorta" and "aportar" 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 #93,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.