apportavsapportsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#30,055
“apporta” frequency rank
#12,101
“apports” frequency rank
42156
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apporta apports
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe apporter. Pluriel de apport.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apporta and apports apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
apporta
7 ch
apports

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apporta is \a.pɔʁ.ta\ while apports is \a.pɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “apporta” becomes s in “apports”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42156, 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\. apports is at rank #12,101, 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 42156, this pair ranks #227,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apporta vs apports

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "apporta": -. Private to "apports": s.

"apporta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "apports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apportaapoprta · aporta · apporat · apporrta · apportta · appotra · approta · paporta
  • apportsapoprts · aports · apporrts · apporst · apportss · apportts · appotrs · approts

Frequency comparison

apporta#30,055
apports#12,101

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apporta" and "apports" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "apporta" is a verb and "apports" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "apporta" or "apports"?
"apports" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,101 in our French list, against #30,055 for "apporta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apporta vs apports

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “apporta”; for a noun, it's “apports”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apporta” 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