ApontevsaportaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Aponte is a name, aporta is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Aponte” is a name and “aporta” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,554
“Aponte” frequency rank
#6,616
“aporta” frequency rank
51170
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aponte aporta
Definition Apellido Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Aponte and aporta apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Aponte
6 ch
aporta

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Aponte is [aˈpõn̪t̪e] while aporta is [aˈpoɾt̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aponte is recorded at frequency rank #44,554, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈpõn̪t̪e]. aporta is at rank #6,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪a].

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 51170, this pair ranks #99,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Aponte vs aporta

Shared letters: aopt. Private to "Aponte": en. Private to "aporta": r.

"Aponte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aponteaopnte · apnote · aponet · aponnte · apontte · apotne · apponte · paonte
  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta

Frequency comparison

Aponte#44,554
aporta#6,616

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Aponte" and "aporta" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Aponte" is a name and "aporta" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Aponte" or "aporta"?
"aporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,616 in our Spanish list, against #44,554 for "Aponte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Aponte vs aporta

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Aponte”; for a verb, it's “aporta”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Aponte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list