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

#10,792
“aportan” frequency rank
#6,488
“aportes” frequency rank
17280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aportan aportes
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aportar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes aportan and aportes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aportan and aportes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
aportan
7 ch
aportes

Look-alike desk: aportan vs aportes

A purely visual mix-up. aportan ([aˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and aportes ([aˈpoɾt̪es]) 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 17280, 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]. aportes is at rank #6,488, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪es].

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 17280, this pair ranks #272,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aportan vs aportes

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aportan": n. Private to "aportes": es.

"aportan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aportes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportan ← aoprtan · aporatn · aporrtan · aportann · aportna · aporttan · apotran · apportan
  • aportes ← aoprtes · aporets · aporrtes · aportess · aportse · aporttes · apotres · apportes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aportan" and "aportes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪ãn] versus [aˈpoɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aportan" vs "aportes" - which ranks higher?
"aportes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,488 in our Spanish list, against #10,792 for "aportan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "aportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aportan" and "aportes" 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 #272,813 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