Which to use
“aportada” and “apuntada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,555
- “aportada” frequency rank
- #45,126
- “apuntada” frequency rank
- 89681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportada | apuntada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de aportado, participio de aportar. | Forma del femenino de apuntado, participio de apuntar o de apuntarse. |
Where the eye mixes aportada and apuntada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aportada with apuntada
A purely visual mix-up. aportada ([apoɾˈt̪að̞a]) and apuntada ([apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) 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 89681, 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]. apuntada is at rank #45,126, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apũn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
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 89681, this pair ranks #2,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aportada vs apuntada
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "aportada": or. Private to "apuntada": nu.
"aportada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apuntada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aportada" for "apuntada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aportada" vs "apuntada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aportada" and "apuntada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aportada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apuntada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportada" and "apuntada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aportada vs aportadas". 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 #2,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.