aportadosvsapoyadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,925
“aportados” frequency rank
#14,281
“apoyados” frequency rank
44206
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aportados apoyados
Definition Forma del plural de aportado, participio de aportar. Forma del plural de apoyado, participio de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes aportados and apoyados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aportados runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against apoyados's 8 (VCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
aportados
8 ch
apoyados

Look-alike desk: aportados vs apoyados

A purely visual mix-up. aportados ([apoɾˈt̪að̞os]) and apoyados ([apoˈʝað̞os]) 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 44206, 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]. apoyados is at rank #14,281, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apoˈʝað̞os].

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 44206, this pair ranks #138,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aportados vs apoyados

Shared letters: adops. Private to "aportados": rt. Private to "apoyados": y.

"aportados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "apoyados" · 8 letters · shape VCVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportados ← aoprtados · aporatdos · aporrtados · aportaddos · aportadoss · aportadso · aportaods · aportdaos
  • apoyados ← aopyados · apoaydos · apoyaddos · apoyadoss · apoyadso · apoyaods · apoydaos · apoyyados

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aportados" and "apoyados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([apoɾˈt̪að̞os] versus [apoˈʝað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aportados" or "apoyados"?
"apoyados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,281 in our Spanish list, against #29,925 for "aportados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aportados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aportados" and "apoyados" 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 #138,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list