Which to use
“porta” is a verb and “porter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,373
- “porta” frequency rank
- #18,025
- “porter” frequency rank
- 38398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | porter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ historisches Perfekt Aktiv des Verbs porter | der Gepäckträger: Person, die Gepäck oder ähnliche Gegenstände trägt |
Letter map: porta vs porter
Shared letters muted; letters that set porta and porter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - porta and porter
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: porta is averb and porteranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porta is recorded at frequency rank #20,373, classified as averb, pronounced [pɔʁ.ta]. porter is at rank #18,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 38398, this pair ranks #1,565,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs porter
Shared letters: oprt. Private to "porta": a. Private to "porter": e.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porta" for "porter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "porta" or "porter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "porta" vs "porter" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "porter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plata vs porta". 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 #1,565,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.