Which to use
“apporta” and “apporte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,055
- “apporta” frequency rank
- #2,406
- “apporte” frequency rank
- 32461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apporta | apporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe apporter. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. |
Where the eye mixes apporta and apporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apporta and apporte
A purely visual mix-up. apporta (\a.pɔʁ.ta\) and apporte (\a.pɔʁt\) 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 a single letter - a in “apporta” becomes e in “apporte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32461, 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\. apporte is at rank #2,406, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁt\.
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 32461, this pair ranks #297,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apporta vs apporte
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "apporta": -. Private to "apporte": e.
"apporta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "apporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apporta" and "apporte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "apporta" or "apporte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "apporta" and "apporte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apporta" and "apporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apporta 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 #297,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.