aportavsaportanWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

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

6 ch
aporta
7 ch
aportan

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta
  • aportanaoprtan · aporatn · aporrtan · aportann · aportna · aporttan · apotran · apportan

Frequency comparison

aporta#6,616
aportan#10,792

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aporta" and "aportan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪a] versus [aˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aporta" or "aportan"?
"aporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,616 in our Spanish list, against #10,792 for "aportan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aporta vs aportan

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • 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