Which to use
“aportados” is a participle and “apostado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,925
- “aportados” frequency rank
- #25,136
- “apostado” frequency rank
- 55061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportados | apostado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de aportado, participio de aportar. | Bien vestido, aseado. |
Where the eye mixes aportados and apostado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aportados runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against apostado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aportados and apostado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aportados is [apoɾˈt̪að̞os] while apostado is [aposˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aportados is recorded at frequency rank #29,925, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪að̞os]. apostado is at rank #25,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aposˈt̪að̞o].
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 55061, this pair ranks #80,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aportados vs apostado
Shared letters: adopst. Private to "aportados": r. Private to "apostado": -.
"aportados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "apostado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aportados" and "apostado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aportados" or "apostado" 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 "aportados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apostado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportados" and "apostado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aportados vs apurados". 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 #80,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.