Which to use
“apartado” is an adjective and “aportado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,855
- “apartado” frequency rank
- #16,259
- “aportado” frequency rank
- 21114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartado | aportado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Distante, lejano, retirado. | Participio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes apartado and aportado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apartado and aportado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apartado is [apaɾˈt̪að̞o] while aportado is [apoɾˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “apartado” becomes o in “aportado”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartado is recorded at frequency rank #4,855, classified as anadj, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪að̞o]. aportado is at rank #16,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞o].
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 21114, this pair ranks #256,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apartado vs aportado
Shared letters: adoprt. Private to "apartado": -. Private to "aportado": -.
"apartado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aportado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apartado" and "aportado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apartado" vs "aportado" - which ranks higher?
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 "apartado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartado" and "aportado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartando vs aportado". 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 #256,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.