aportevsapostoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: aporte is a noun, aposto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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
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Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aporte and aposto apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
aporte
6 ch
aposto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • aporteaoprte · aporet · aporrte · aportte · apotre · apporte · aprote · paorte
  • apostoaopsto · aposot · apossto · apostto · apotso · apposto · apsoto · paosto

Frequency comparison

aporte#40,427
aposto#5,817

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aporte" and "aposto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aporte" is a noun and "aposto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "aporte" or "aposto"?
"aposto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,817 in our Portuguese list, against #40,427 for "aporte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aporte vs aposto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “aporte”; for an adjective, it's “aposto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “aporte” 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