Which to use
“acortar” and “aportan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,683
- “acortar” frequency rank
- #10,792
- “aportan” frequency rank
- 37475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acortar | aportan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer más corto. Disminuir en longitud, extensión, duración, tiempo o cantidad. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes acortar and aportan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acortar and aportan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses acortar with aportan
A purely visual mix-up. acortar ([akoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and aportan ([aˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 37475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acortar is recorded at frequency rank #26,683, classified as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈt̪aɾ]. aportan is at rank #10,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 37475, this pair ranks #175,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acortar vs aportan
Shared letters: aort. Private to "acortar": c. Private to "aportan": np.
"acortar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aportan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acortar" for "aportan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acortar" or "aportan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acortar" and "aportan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acortar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acortar" and "aportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs acortar". 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 #175,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.