aportarvsaportaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,369
“aportar” frequency rank
#24,375
“aportaron” frequency rank
29744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aportar aportaron
Definition Contribuir con insumos. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aportar.

Where the eye mixes aportar and aportaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aportar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aportaron's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
aportar
9 ch
aportaron

Look-alike desk: aportar vs aportaron

A purely visual mix-up. aportar ([apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and aportaron ([apoɾˈt̪aɾõn]) 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) - “aportar” sits inside “aportaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aportar is recorded at frequency rank #5,369, classified as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aɾ]. aportaron is at rank #24,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoɾˈt̪aɾõn].

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 29744, this pair ranks #215,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aportar vs aportaron

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aportar": -. Private to "aportaron": n.

"aportar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "aportaron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportar ← aoprtar · aporatr · aporrtar · aportarr · aportra · aporttar · apotrar · apportar
  • aportaron ← aoprtaron · aporatron · aporrtaron · aportaorn · aportarno · aportaronn · aportarron · aportraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aportar" and "aportaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apoɾˈt̪aɾ] versus [apoɾˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aportar" vs "aportaron" - which ranks higher?
"aportar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,369 in our Spanish list, against #24,375 for "aportaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aportar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aportaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aportar" and "aportaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anotaron vs aportaron". 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 #215,453 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