Which to use
“aportaba” and “aportado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,192
- “aportaba” frequency rank
- #16,259
- “aportado” frequency rank
- 57451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportaba | aportado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de aportar. | Participio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes aportaba and aportado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aportaba and aportado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aportaba vs aportado
A purely visual mix-up. aportaba ([apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and aportado ([apoɾˈt̪að̞o]) 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 57451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aportaba is recorded at frequency rank #41,192, classified as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]. aportado is at rank #16,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞o].
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 57451, this pair ranks #70,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aportaba vs aportado
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aportaba": b. Private to "aportado": d.
"aportaba" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aportado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aportaba" and "aportado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aportaba" or "aportado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aportaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportaba" and "aportado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aportaba vs apretaba". 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 #70,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.