aportavsaportadaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#6,616
“aporta” frequency rank
#44,555
“aportada” frequency rank
51171
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aporta aportada
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. Forma del femenino de aportado, participio de aportar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aporta and aportada apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aporta
8 ch
aportada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aporta is [aˈpoɾt̪a] while aportada is [apoɾˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “aporta” sits inside “aportada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aporta is recorded at frequency rank #6,616, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪a]. 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 51171, this pair ranks #99,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aporta vs aportada

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aporta": -. Private to "aportada": d.

"aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "aportada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta
  • aportadaaoprtada · aporatda · aporrtada · aportaad · aportadda · aportdaa · aporttada · apotrada

Frequency comparison

aporta#6,616
aportada#44,555

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aporta" and "aportada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aporta" is a verb and "aportada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aporta" or "aportada"?
"aporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,616 in our Spanish list, against #44,555 for "aportada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aporta vs aportada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “aporta”; for a participle, it's “aportada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aporta” 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