# portico

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/ · frequency rank #39,965

## Definitions
1. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

## Etymology
From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.

## Easily confused with
- **Porto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portico-vs-porto)
- **portion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portico-vs-portion)
- **porting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portico-vs-porting)
- **poetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poetic-vs-portico)
- **Portia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/portia-vs-portico)
- **poetics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poetics-vs-portico)
- **politico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/politico-vs-portico)

## Common misspellings (10)
`oprtico`, `poritco`, `porrtico`, `portcio`, `porticco`, `portioc`, `porttico`, `potrico`, `pportico`, `protico`

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