Which to use
“aporte” is a noun and “aposto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,427
- “aporte” frequency rank
- #5,817
- “aposto” frequency rank
- 46244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aporte | aposto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transferência de valor monetário | encostado |
Letter map: aporte vs aposto
Shared letters muted; letters that set aporte and aposto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. aporte and aposto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - aporte and aposto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aporte is anoun and apostoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aporte is recorded at frequency rank #40,427, classified as anoun. aposto is at rank #5,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɐ.ˈpoʃ.tu/.
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 46244, this pair ranks #19,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aporte vs aposto
Shared letters: aopt. Private to "aporte": er. Private to "aposto": s.
"aporte" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "aposto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aporte" and "aposto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aporte" vs "aposto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "aporte" and "aposto".
- Full dictionary entry for "aporte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aposto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aporte" and "aposto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aorta vs aporte". 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 #19,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.