Which to use
“ported” and “poured” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,602
- “ported” frequency rank
- #9,381
- “poured” frequency rank
- 36983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ported | poured |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of port | simple past and past participle of pour |
Where the eye mixes ported and poured
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ported and poured
A purely visual mix-up. ported (/ˈpoɹ.tɪd/) and poured (/pɔːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36983, 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/. poured is at rank #9,381, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɔːd/.
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 36983, this pair ranks #298,428 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ported vs poured
Shared letters: deopr. Private to "ported": t. Private to "poured": u.
"ported" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "poured" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ported" for "poured" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ported" vs "poured" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ported" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poured" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,428 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ported" and "poured" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ponte vs ported". 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 #298,428 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.