Which to use
“apporter” and “avorter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,065
- “apporter” frequency rank
- #18,657
- “avorter” frequency rank
- 20722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apporter | avorter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter quelque chose à quelqu’un. — Note d’usage : L’objet du verbe apporter est toujours un inanimé. | Mettre bas accidentellement un fœtus non viable (pour les femmes, on dit « faire une fausse couche »). |
Where the eye mixes apporter and avorter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between apporter and avorter
A purely visual mix-up. apporter (\a.pɔʁ.te\) and avorter (\a.vɔʁ.te\) 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 20722, 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\. avorter is at rank #18,657, tagged as averb, 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 20722, this pair ranks #366,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apporter vs avorter
Shared letters: aeort. Private to "apporter": p. Private to "avorter": v.
"apporter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "avorter" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apporter" and "avorter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apporter" vs "avorter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apporter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avorter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apporter" and "avorter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "avortée vs avorter". 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 #366,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.