# portions vs positions

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### portions
*noun · IPA /ˈpɔɹʃənz/ · frequency rank #7,376*
plural of portion

### positions
*noun · IPA /pəˈzɪʃənz/ · frequency rank #2,363*
plural of position

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portions-vs-positions