Which to use
“apporte” is a verb and “avorté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,406
- “apporte” frequency rank
- #28,846
- “avorté” frequency rank
- 31252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apporte | avorté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. | Se dit d’un organe d’une plante qui ne s’est pas développé là où il devrait se développer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apporte and avorté apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apporte is \a.pɔʁt\ while avorté is \a.vɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31252, 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\. avorté is at rank #28,846, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.vɔʁ.te\.
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 31252, this pair ranks #304,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apporte vs avorté
Shared letters: aort. Private to "apporte": ep. Private to "avorté": vé.
"apporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "avorté" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apporte ← apoprte · aporte · apporet · apporrte · apportte · appotre · approte · paporte
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apporte" and "avorté" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "apporte" or "avorté"?
Remembering apporte vs avorté
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “apporte”; for an adjective, it's “avorté”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apporte” entry
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