Which to use
“apportant” and “apportons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,103
- “apportant” frequency rank
- #39,642
- “apportons” frequency rank
- 52745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apportant | apportons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent du verbe apporter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. |
Where the eye mixes apportant and apportons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apportant and apportons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses apportant with apportons
A purely visual mix-up. apportant (\a.pɔʁ.tɑ̃\) and apportons (\a.pɔʁ.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apportant is recorded at frequency rank #13,103, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.tɑ̃\. apportons is at rank #39,642, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.tɔ̃\.
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 52745, this pair ranks #145,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apportant vs apportons
Shared letters: anoprt. Private to "apportant": -. Private to "apportons": s.
"apportant" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "apportons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "apportant" for "apportons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "apportant" vs "apportons" - 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 "apportant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apportons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apportant" and "apportons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apportes vs apportons". 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 #145,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.