Which to use
“ported” and “potted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,602
- “ported” frequency rank
- #31,298
- “potted” frequency rank
- 58900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ported | potted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of port | simple past and past participle of pot |
Letter map: ported vs potted
Shared letters muted; letters that set ported and potted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: ported and potted
ported and potted 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 a single letter - r in “ported” becomes t in “potted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ported is recorded at frequency rank #27,602, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpoɹ.tɪd/. potted is at rank #31,298, tagged as averb.
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 58900, this pair ranks #109,537 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ported vs potted
Shared letters: deopt. Private to "ported": r. Private to "potted": -.
"ported" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "potted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ported" and "potted" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ported" vs "potted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ported" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,537 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ported" and "potted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ponte vs potted". 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 #109,537 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.