Which to use
“apportes” and “apportez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,681
- “apportes” frequency rank
- #16,064
- “apportez” frequency rank
- 48745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apportes | apportez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. |
Where the eye mixes apportes and apportez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. apportes and apportez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between apportes and apportez
A purely visual mix-up. apportes (\a.pɔʁt\) and apportez (\a.pɔʁ.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 a single letter - s in “apportes” becomes z in “apportez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apportes is recorded at frequency rank #32,681, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁt\. apportez is at rank #16,064, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.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 48745, this pair ranks #176,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apportes vs apportez
Shared letters: aeoprt. Private to "apportes": s. Private to "apportez": z.
"apportes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "apportez" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apportes" and "apportez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apportes" vs "apportez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apportes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apportez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apportes" and "apportez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apportes vs apportons". 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 #176,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.