Which to use
“aportados” and “apretados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,925
- “aportados” frequency rank
- #27,859
- “apretados” frequency rank
- 57784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportados | apretados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de aportado, participio de aportar. | Forma del plural de apretado, participio de apretar. |
Where the eye mixes aportados and apretados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aportados (VCVCCVCVC) and apretados (VCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aportados vs apretados
A purely visual mix-up. aportados ([apoɾˈt̪að̞os]) and apretados ([apɾeˈt̪að̞os]) 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 57784, 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]. apretados is at rank #27,859, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [apɾeˈt̪að̞os].
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 57784, this pair ranks #69,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aportados vs apretados
Shared letters: adoprst. Private to "aportados": -. Private to "apretados": e.
"aportados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "apretados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aportados" for "apretados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aportados" vs "apretados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "apretados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportados" and "apretados" 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 #69,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.