apartanvsaportenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#49,421
“apartan” frequency rank
#30,756
“aporten” frequency rank
80177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apartan aporten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apartar o de apartarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes apartan and aporten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. apartan 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
apartan
7 ch
aporten

Visual trap between apartan and aporten

A purely visual mix-up. apartan ([aˈpaɾt̪ãn]) 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 80177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apartan is recorded at frequency rank #49,421, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpaɾt̪ãn]. 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 80177, this pair ranks #12,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apartan vs aporten

Shared letters: anprt. Private to "apartan": -. Private to "aporten": eo.

"apartan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aporten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apartanaaprtan · aparatn · aparrtan · apartann · apartna · aparttan · apatran · appartan
  • aportenaoprten · aporetn · aporrten · aportenn · aportne · aportten · apotren · apporten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apartan" and "aporten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpaɾt̪ãn] versus [aˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apartan" or "aporten"?
"aporten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,756 in our Spanish list, against #49,421 for "apartan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apartan" 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 #12,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apartan" and "aporten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs apartando". 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 #12,023 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