aportadavsapoyadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,555
“aportada” frequency rank
#11,709
“apoyada” frequency rank
56264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aportada apoyada
Definition Forma del femenino de aportado, participio de aportar. Forma del femenino de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
aportada
7 ch
apoyada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aportada ([apoɾˈt̪að̞a]) and apoyada ([apoˈʝað̞a]) 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 56264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aportada is recorded at frequency rank #44,555, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞a]. apoyada is at rank #11,709, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞a].

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 56264, this pair ranks #75,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aportada vs apoyada

Shared letters: adop. Private to "aportada": rt. Private to "apoyada": y.

"aportada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "apoyada" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportadaaoprtada · aporatda · aporrtada · aportaad · aportadda · aportdaa · aporttada · apotrada
  • apoyadaaopyada · apoayda · apoyaad · apoyadda · apoydaa · apoyyada · appoyada · apyoada

Frequency comparison

aportada#44,555
apoyada#11,709

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aportada" and "apoyada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apoɾˈt̪að̞a] versus [apoˈʝað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aportada" or "apoyada"?
"apoyada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,709 in our Spanish list, against #44,555 for "aportada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aportada vs apoyada

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 “aportada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list