Which to use
“apartando” and “aportado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,804
- “apartando” frequency rank
- #16,259
- “aportado” frequency rank
- 65063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apartando | aportado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de apartar. | Participio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes apartando and aportado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apartando runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against aportado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apartando with aportado
A purely visual mix-up. apartando ([apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and aportado ([apoɾˈt̪að̞o]) 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 65063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apartando is recorded at frequency rank #48,804, classified as averb, pronounced [apaɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. 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 65063, this pair ranks #43,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of apartando vs aportado
Shared letters: adoprt. Private to "apartando": n. Private to "aportado": -.
"apartando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "aportado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apartando" for "aportado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apartando" 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 "apartando" 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 #43,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apartando" and "aportado" 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 #43,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.