aportenvsapoyenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,756
“aporten” frequency rank
#14,282
“apoyen” frequency rank
45038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aporten apoyen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes aporten and apoyen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aporten runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against apoyen's 6 (VCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
aporten
6 ch
apoyen

Why the eye confuses aporten with apoyen

A purely visual mix-up. aporten ([aˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) and apoyen ([aˈpoʝẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aporten is recorded at frequency rank #30,756, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪ẽn]. apoyen is at rank #14,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpoʝẽn].

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 45038, this pair ranks #133,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aporten vs apoyen

Shared letters: aenop. Private to "aporten": rt. Private to "apoyen": y.

"aporten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "apoyen" · 6 letters · shape VCVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aporten ← aoprten · aporetn · aporrten · aportenn · aportne · aportten · apotren · apporten
  • apoyen ← aopyen · apoeyn · apoyenn · apoyne · apoyyen · appoyen · apyoen · paoyen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aporten" and "apoyen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪ẽn] versus [aˈpoʝẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aporten" or "apoyen"?
"apoyen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,282 in our Spanish list, against #30,756 for "aporten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aporten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aporten" and "apoyen" 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 #133,728 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