Which to use
“apportaient” and “apportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,436
- “apportaient” frequency rank
- #8,067
- “apportent” frequency rank
- 53503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apportaient | apportent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe apporter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. |
Where the eye mixes apportaient and apportent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. apportaient runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVVVCC) against apportent's 9 (VCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between apportaient and apportent
A purely visual mix-up. apportaient (\a.pɔʁ.tɛ\) and apportent (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apportaient is recorded at frequency rank #45,436, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.tɛ\. apportent is at rank #8,067, 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 53503, this pair ranks #140,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apportaient vs apportent
Shared letters: aenoprt. Private to "apportaient": i. Private to "apportent": -.
"apportaient" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVVCC · "apportent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apportaient ← apoprtaient · aportaient · apporatient · apporrtaient · apportaeint · apportaiennt · apportaientt · apportaietn
- apportent ← apoprtent · aportent · apporetnt · apporrtent · apportennt · apportentt · apportetn · apportnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apportaient" and "apportent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apportaient" vs "apportent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apportaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apportent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apportaient" and "apportent" 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 #140,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.