apodadavsaportadaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,329
“apodada” frequency rank
#44,555
“aportada” frequency rank
90884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apodada aportada
Definition Forma del femenino de apodado, participio de apodar. Forma del femenino de aportado, participio de aportar.

Where the eye mixes apodada and aportada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apodada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aportada's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
apodada
8 ch
aportada

Why the eye confuses apodada with aportada

A purely visual mix-up. apodada ([apoˈð̞að̞a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apodada is recorded at frequency rank #46,329, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈð̞að̞a]. 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 90884, this pair ranks #2,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apodada vs aportada

Shared letters: adop. Private to "apodada": -. Private to "aportada": rt.

"apodada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "aportada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apodada ← aopdada · apdoada · apoadda · apodaad · apodadda · apoddaa · apoddada · appodada
  • aportada ← aoprtada · aporatda · aporrtada · aportaad · aportadda · aportdaa · aporttada · apotrada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apodada" and "aportada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apoˈð̞að̞a] versus [apoɾˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "apodada" or "aportada"?
"aportada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,555 in our Spanish list, against #46,329 for "apodada". 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 "apodada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aportada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apodada" and "aportada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs apodada". 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 #2,282 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