Which to use
“apportée” is a verb and “avortée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,317
- “apportée” frequency rank
- #40,615
- “avortée” frequency rank
- 53932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apportée | avortée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe apporter. | Féminin singulier de avorté. |
Where the eye mixes apportée and avortée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apportée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against avortée's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apportée with avortée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apportée is \a.pɔʁ.te\ while avortée 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 53932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apportée is recorded at frequency rank #13,317, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.te\. avortée is at rank #40,615, 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 53932, this pair ranks #137,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apportée vs avortée
Shared letters: aeorté. Private to "apportée": p. Private to "avortée": v.
"apportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "avortée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apportée" and "avortée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "apportée" or "avortée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apportée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avortée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apportée" and "avortée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avortée vs avouée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.