apportevsapportesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“apporte” and “apportes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,406
“apporte” frequency rank
#32,681
“apportes” frequency rank
35087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apporte apportes
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apporte and apportes apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
apporte
8 ch
apportes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. apporte and apportes are pronounced identically (\a.pɔʁt\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “apporte” sits inside “apportes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apporte is recorded at frequency rank #2,406, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁt\. apportes is at rank #32,681, 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 35087, this pair ranks #279,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apporte vs apportes

Shared letters: aeoprt. Private to "apporte": -. Private to "apportes": s.

"apporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "apportes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apporteapoprte · aporte · apporet · apporrte · apportte · appotre · approte · paporte
  • apportesapoprtes · aportes · apporets · apporrtes · apportess · apportse · apporttes · appotres

Frequency comparison

apporte#2,406
apportes#32,681

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apporte" and "apportes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\a.pɔʁt\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "apporte" or "apportes"?
"apporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,406 in our French list, against #32,681 for "apportes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering apporte vs apportes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apporte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list