Which to use
“aportan” and “aportando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,792
- “aportan” frequency rank
- #14,510
- “aportando” frequency rank
- 25302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportan | aportando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. | Gerundio de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes aportan and aportando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aportan runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aportando's 9 (VCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aportan and aportando
A purely visual mix-up. aportan ([aˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and aportando ([apoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “aportan” sits inside “aportando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aportan is recorded at frequency rank #10,792, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪ãn]. aportando is at rank #14,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 25302, this pair ranks #237,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aportan vs aportando
Shared letters: anoprt. Private to "aportan": -. Private to "aportando": d.
"aportan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aportando" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aportan" and "aportando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aportan" or "aportando"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aportan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aportando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportan" and "aportando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartando vs aportando". 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 #237,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.