apportesvsapportsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: apportes is a verb, apports is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“apportes” is a verb and “apports” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,681
“apportes” frequency rank
#12,101
“apports” frequency rank
44782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apportes apports
Definition Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. Pluriel de apport.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set apportes and apports apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
apportes
7 ch
apports

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: apportes is \a.pɔʁt\ while apports is \a.pɔʁ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44782, 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\. apports is at rank #12,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɔʁ\.

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 44782, this pair ranks #207,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of apportes vs apports

Shared letters: aoprst. Private to "apportes": e. Private to "apports": -.

"apportes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "apports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apportesapoprtes · aportes · apporets · apporrtes · apportess · apportse · apporttes · appotres
  • apportsapoprts · aports · apporrts · apporst · apportss · apportts · appotrs · approts

Frequency comparison

apportes#32,681
apports#12,101

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "apportes" and "apports" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "apportes" is a verb and "apports" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "apportes" or "apports"?
"apports" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,101 in our French list, against #32,681 for "apportes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering apportes vs apports

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “apportes”; for a noun, it's “apports”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “apportes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list