Which to use
“aportar” and “aporten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,369
- “aportar” frequency rank
- #30,756
- “aporten” frequency rank
- 36125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aportar | aporten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contribuir con insumos. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar. |
Where the eye mixes aportar and aporten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aportar and aporten 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 aportar with aporten
A purely visual mix-up. aportar ([apoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and aporten ([aˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 36125, 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]. aporten is at rank #30,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪ẽn].
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 36125, this pair ranks #182,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aportar vs aporten
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "aportar": -. Private to "aporten": en.
"aportar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aporten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aportar" and "aporten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aportar" vs "aporten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "aporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aportar" and "aporten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apartan vs aporten". 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 #182,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.