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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aportados" and "apoyados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aportados" or "apoyados"?
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.