aportavsaportesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,616
“aporta” frequency rank
#6,488
“aportes” frequency rank
13104
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aporta aportes
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes aporta and aportes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
aporta
7 ch
aportes

Look-alike desk: aporta vs aportes

A purely visual mix-up. aporta ([aˈpoɾt̪a]) and aportes ([aˈpoɾt̪es]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13104, 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]. aportes is at rank #6,488, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪es].

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 13104, this pair ranks #289,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aporta vs aportes

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aporta": -. Private to "aportes": es.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta
  • aportesaoprtes · aporets · aporrtes · aportess · aportse · aporttes · apotres · apportes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aporta" and "aportes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪a] versus [aˈpoɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aporta" vs "aportes" - which ranks higher?
"aportes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,488 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.

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 "aportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,131 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aporta" and "aportes" 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 #289,131 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