adorabavsaportabaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,913
“adoraba” frequency rank
#41,192
“aportaba” frequency rank
75105
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adoraba aportaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adorar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes adoraba and aportaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adoraba runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aportaba's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
adoraba
8 ch
aportaba

Why the eye confuses adoraba with aportaba

A purely visual mix-up. adoraba ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞a]) and aportaba ([apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) 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 75105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adoraba is recorded at frequency rank #33,913, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞oˈɾaβ̞a]. aportaba is at rank #41,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a].

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 75105, this pair ranks #20,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of adoraba vs aportaba

Shared letters: abor. Private to "adoraba": d. Private to "aportaba": pt.

"adoraba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "aportaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adoraba ← addoraba · adoarba · adoraab · adorabba · adorava · adorbaa · adorraba · adroaba
  • aportaba ← aoprtaba · aporatba · aporrtaba · aportaab · aportabba · aportava · aportbaa · aporttaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "adoraba" and "aportaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞a] versus [apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adoraba" or "aportaba"?
"adoraba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,913 in our Spanish list, against #41,192 for "aportaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "adoraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aportaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adoraba" and "aportaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aportaba vs apretaba". 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 #20,175 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