Which to use
“aporta” and “aportan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,616
- “aporta” frequency rank
- #10,792
- “aportan” frequency rank
- 17408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aporta | aportan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes aporta and aportan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aporta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against aportan's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aporta vs aportan
A purely visual mix-up. aporta ([aˈpoɾt̪a]) and aportan ([aˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “aporta” sits inside “aportan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17408, 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]. aportan is at rank #10,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 17408, this pair ranks #272,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aporta vs aportan
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aporta": -. Private to "aportan": n.
"aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aportan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aporta" for "aportan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aporta" vs "aportan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aporta" and "aportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs aportan". 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 #272,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.