Which to use
“apport” is a noun and “apporter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,726
- “apport” frequency rank
- #2,065
- “apporter” frequency rank
- 7791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apport | apporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’apporter. | Porter quelque chose à quelqu’un. — Note d’usage : L’objet du verbe apporter est toujours un inanimé. |
Where the eye mixes apport and apporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apport and apporter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apport is \a.pɔʁ\ while apporter is \a.pɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “apport” sits inside “apporter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apport is recorded at frequency rank #5,726, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pɔʁ\. apporter is at rank #2,065, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.te\.
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 7791, this pair ranks #422,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apport vs apporter
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "apport": -. Private to "apporter": e.
"apport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "apporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apport" for "apporter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "apport" or "apporter"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apport" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apport" and "apporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apport vs apportes". 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 #422,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.