# Portland vs Portman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Portland
*name · IPA /ˈpɔːtlənd/ · frequency rank #5,348*
The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.

### Portman
*name · frequency rank #26,920*
A surname originating as an occupation.

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