Which to use
“apporter” and “apposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,065
- “apporter” frequency rank
- #29,639
- “apposer” frequency rank
- 31704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apporter | apposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter quelque chose à quelqu’un. — Note d’usage : L’objet du verbe apporter est toujours un inanimé. | Poser, appliquer sur quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes apporter and apposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses apporter with apposer
A purely visual mix-up. apporter (\a.pɔʁ.te\) and apposer (\a.po.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apporter is recorded at frequency rank #2,065, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.te\. apposer is at rank #29,639, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.po.ze\.
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 31704, this pair ranks #302,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apporter vs apposer
Shared letters: aeopr. Private to "apporter": t. Private to "apposer": s.
"apporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "apposer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apporter" and "apposer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apporter" vs "apposer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "apporter" and "apposer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "apporter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apporter" and "apposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apposée vs apposer". 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 #302,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.