portal
por·tal/ˈpɔːɹtl̩/noun, adjective, verb
portal is spelled P-O-R-T-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (por·tal). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, portal means “An entrance, entry point, or means of entry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of portal is portals.
How many letters and syllables are in portal?
| Letters | 6: P-O-R-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: por·tal |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is portal?
Portal appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce portal?
- UK /ˈpɔːtl̩/
- US /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/
- US [ˈpʰɔːɹɾɫ̩]
Portal has 2 syllables, split por·tal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-portal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with portal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as portal (/ɔɹtl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: patrol.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of portal
- portals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- portaling US, participle, present
- portalling UK, participle, present
- portaled US, participle, past
- portalled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does portal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
The local library, a portal of knowledge.
- 2
A large primary adit as the main entrance to a mine.
- 3
A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites.
- 4
An ePortal. (a web-based platform that serves as a gateway to various resources, services, or information, usually tailored for specific organizational or user needs.)
I have already inputted my info on the portal.
- 5
The existence of an account on an ePortal.
You need to have a portal to have a driver's license.
- 6
A short artery that carries blood into the liver.
- 7
A magical or technological aperture leading to another location, period in time, or dimension.
- 8
A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
the portal vein
verb
- 1
To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Portal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | portique , portail , veine porte |
| German | Portal |
| Portuguese | portal , veia porta, porta |
| Spanish | portal , portada , ciberportal, portal web |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does portal come from?
From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).