Which to use
“apporta” and “apportait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,055
- “apporta” frequency rank
- #21,529
- “apportait” frequency rank
- 51584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apporta | apportait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe apporter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe apporter. |
Where the eye mixes apporta and apportait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apporta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against apportait's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apporta with apportait
A purely visual mix-up. apporta (\a.pɔʁ.ta\) and apportait (\a.pɔʁ.tɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “apporta” sits inside “apportait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apporta is recorded at frequency rank #30,055, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.ta\. apportait is at rank #21,529, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.tɛ\.
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 51584, this pair ranks #153,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apporta vs apportait
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "apporta": -. Private to "apportait": i.
"apporta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "apportait" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apporta" for "apportait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apporta" vs "apportait" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apportait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apporta" and "apportait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apportaient vs apportait". 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 #153,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.