Which to use
“aportado” and “apoyado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,259
- “aportado” frequency rank
- #6,032
- “apoyado” frequency rank
- 22291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportado | apoyado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aportar. | Participio de apoyar o de apoyarse. |
Where the eye mixes aportado and apoyado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aportado and apoyado
A purely visual mix-up. aportado ([apoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and apoyado ([apoˈʝað̞o]) 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 22291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aportado is recorded at frequency rank #16,259, classified as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞o]. apoyado is at rank #6,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞o].
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 22291, this pair ranks #251,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aportado vs apoyado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "aportado": rt. Private to "apoyado": y.
"aportado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apoyado" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aportado" and "apoyado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aportado" vs "apoyado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aportado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apoyado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportado" and "apoyado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartando vs aportado". 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 #251,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.