aportesvsapuresConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,488
“aportes” frequency rank
#47,557
“apures” frequency rank
54045
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aportes apures
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de aportar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de apurar o de apurarse.

Where the eye mixes aportes and apures

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

7 ch
aportes
6 ch
apures

Look-alike desk: aportes vs apures

A purely visual mix-up. aportes ([aˈpoɾt̪es]) and apures ([aˈpuɾes]) 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 54045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aportes is recorded at frequency rank #6,488, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈpoɾt̪es]. apures is at rank #47,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpuɾes].

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 54045, this pair ranks #85,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aportes vs apures

Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "aportes": ot. Private to "apures": u.

"aportes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "apures" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aportes ← aoprtes · aporets · aporrtes · aportess · aportse · aporttes · apotres · apportes
  • apures ← appures · aprues · apuers · apuress · apurres · apurse · aupres · paures

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aportes" for "apures" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈpoɾt̪es] versus [aˈpuɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aportes" vs "apures" - which ranks higher?
"aportes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,488 in our Spanish list, against #47,557 for "apures". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "aportes" and "apures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aportes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aportes" and "apures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apures vs asumes". 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 #85,037 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