apartadavsaportadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,935
“apartada” frequency rank
#44,555
“aportada” frequency rank
78490
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apartada aportada
Definition Forma del femenino de apartado. Forma del femenino de aportado, participio de aportar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apartada and aportada apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
apartada
8 ch
aportada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. apartada ([apaɾˈt̪að̞a]) and aportada ([apoɾˈt̪að̞a]) 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 a single letter - a in “apartada” becomes o in “aportada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78490, 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]. aportada is at rank #44,555, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞a].

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 78490, this pair ranks #14,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apartada vs aportada

Shared letters: adprt. Private to "apartada": -. Private to "aportada": o.

"apartada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "aportada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apartadaaaprtada · aparatda · aparrtada · apartaad · apartadda · apartdaa · aparttada · apatrada
  • aportadaaoprtada · aporatda · aporrtada · aportaad · aportadda · aportdaa · aporttada · apotrada

Frequency comparison

apartada#33,935
aportada#44,555

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apartada" and "aportada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apaɾˈt̪að̞a] versus [apoɾˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apartada" or "aportada"?
"apartada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,935 in our Spanish list, against #44,555 for "aportada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apartada vs aportada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apartada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list