Which to use
“apartada” is a participle and “aportaba” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,935
- “apartada” frequency rank
- #41,192
- “aportaba” frequency rank
- 75127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartada | aportaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de apartado. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes apartada and aportaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apartada and aportaba follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apartada with aportaba
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apartada is [apaɾˈt̪að̞a] while aportaba is [apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartada is recorded at frequency rank #33,935, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞a]. 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 75127, this pair ranks #20,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartada vs aportaba
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apartada": d. Private to "aportaba": bo.
"apartada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aportaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apartada" and "aportaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apartada" or "aportaba"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "apartada" and "aportaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apartada" 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 #20,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartada" 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 #20,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.