Which to use
“porta” is a noun and “ported” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,128
- “porta” frequency rank
- #27,602
- “ported” frequency rank
- 59730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | ported |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilum. | simple past and past participle of port |
Letter map: porta vs ported
Shared letters muted; letters that set porta and ported apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. porta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against ported's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: porta vs ported
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: porta is anoun and portedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porta is recorded at frequency rank #32,128, classified as anoun. ported is at rank #27,602, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpoɹ.tɪd/.
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 59730, this pair ranks #104,426 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs ported
Shared letters: oprt. Private to "porta": a. Private to "ported": de.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ported" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "porta" and "ported" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "porta" or "ported" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "porta" vs "ported" 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 "ported" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,426 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "ported" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poppa 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 #104,426 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.