adoptenvsaportenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,362
“adopten” frequency rank
#30,756
“aporten” frequency rank
55118
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adopten aporten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de adoptar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes adopten and aporten

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

7 ch
adopten
7 ch
aporten

Visual trap between adopten and aporten

A purely visual mix-up. adopten ([aˈð̞opt̪ẽn]) and aporten ([aˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 55118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adopten is recorded at frequency rank #24,362, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞opt̪ẽn]. aporten is at rank #30,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪ẽn].

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 55118, this pair ranks #80,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of adopten vs aporten

Shared letters: aenopt. Private to "adopten": d. Private to "aporten": r.

"adopten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aporten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adopten ← addopten · adopetn · adoppten · adoptenn · adoptne · adoptten · adotpen · adpoten
  • aporten ← aoprten · aporetn · aporrten · aportenn · aportne · aportten · apotren · apporten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adopten" and "aporten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈð̞opt̪ẽn] versus [aˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adopten" or "aporten"?
"adopten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,362 in our Spanish list, against #30,756 for "aporten". 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 "adopten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adopten" and "aporten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs aporten". 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 #80,325 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