apparutvsapportWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: apparut is a verb, apport is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“apparut” is a verb and “apport” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,350
“apparut” frequency rank
#5,726
“apport” frequency rank
26076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apparut apport
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de apparaître/apparaitre. Action d’apporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apparut and apport apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
apparut
6 ch
apport

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apparut is \a.pa.ʁy\ while apport is \a.pɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apparut is recorded at frequency rank #20,350, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pa.ʁy\. apport is at rank #5,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɔʁ\.

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 26076, this pair ranks #337,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of apparut vs apport

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "apparut": u. Private to "apport": o.

"apparut" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "apport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apparutapaprut · aparut · apparrut · appartu · apparutt · appaurt · appraut · paparut
  • apportapoprt · aport · apporrt · apportt · appotr · approt · paport

Frequency comparison

apparut#20,350
apport#5,726

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apparut" and "apport" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "apparut" is a verb and "apport" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "apparut" or "apport"?
"apport" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,726 in our French list, against #20,350 for "apparut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apparut vs apport

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “apparut”; for a noun, it's “apport”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apparut” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list