Which to use
“port” and “pur” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,913
- “port” frequency rank
- #34,243
- “pur” frequency rank
- 36156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | port | pur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. | Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”). |
Letter map: port vs pur
Shared letters muted; letters that set port and pur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
port and pur are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
port is recorded at frequency rank #1,913, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɔːt/. pur is at rank #34,243, tagged as anoun.
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 36156, this pair ranks #305,676 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of port vs pur
Shared letters: pr. Private to "port": ot. Private to "pur": u.
"port" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- port ← oprt · porrt · portt · potr · pport