Which to use
“aportan” and “aportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,792
- “aportan” frequency rank
- #5,369
- “aportar” frequency rank
- 16161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportan | aportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. | Contribuir con insumos. |
Where the eye mixes aportan and aportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. aportan and aportar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aportan with aportar
A purely visual mix-up. aportan ([aˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and aportar ([apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “aportan” becomes r in “aportar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16161, 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]. aportar is at rank #5,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 16161, this pair ranks #277,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aportan vs aportar
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aportan": n. Private to "aportar": -.
"aportan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aportar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aportan" for "aportar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aportan" vs "aportar" - which ranks higher?
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 "aportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportan" and "aportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs aportan". 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 #277,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.