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Which to use

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

#6,616
“aporta” frequency rank
#5,369
“aportar” frequency rank
11985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes aporta and aportar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
aporta
7 ch
aportar

Visual trap between aporta and aportar

A purely visual mix-up. aporta ([aˈpoɾt̪a]) and aportar ([apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 “aportar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11985, 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]. aportar is at rank #5,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aɾ].

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 11985, this pair ranks #293,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aporta vs aportar

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aporta": -. Private to "aportar": -.

"aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "aportar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta
  • aportaraoprtar · aporatr · aporrtar · aportarr · aportra · aporttar · apotrar · apportar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aporta" and "aportar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪a] versus [apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aporta" or "aportar" show up more?
"aportar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,369 in our Spanish list, against #6,616 for "aporta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #293,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aporta" and "aportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs aporta". 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 #293,165 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