aportavsapuntaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,616
“aporta” frequency rank
#4,764
“apunta” frequency rank
11380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aporta apunta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de apuntar o de apuntarse.

Where the eye mixes aporta and apunta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
aporta
6 ch
apunta

Look-alike desk: aporta vs apunta

A purely visual mix-up. aporta ([aˈpoɾt̪a]) and apunta ([aˈpũn̪t̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11380, 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]. apunta is at rank #4,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpũn̪t̪a].

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 11380, this pair ranks #295,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aporta vs apunta

Shared letters: apt. Private to "aporta": or. Private to "apunta": nu.

"aporta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "apunta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportaaoprta · aporat · aporrta · aportta · apotra · apporta · aprota · paorta
  • apuntaapnuta · appunta · apunat · apunnta · apuntta · aputna · aupnta · paunta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aporta" for "apunta" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪a] versus [aˈpũn̪t̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aporta" or "apunta"?
"apunta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,764 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "aporta" and "apunta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apunta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #295,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aporta" and "apunta" 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 #295,325 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