portions

/ˈpɔɹʃənz/

//ˈpɔɹʃənz// noun

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"portions" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“portions” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,376
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of portion

Corpus desk

Index EN-portions · portions · English

portions · rank #7,376 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,376
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH porter

Nearest frequency peer: porter (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “portions”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “portions” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

portions vs potion
75% similar
portions vs positions
78% similar
portions vs portion
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for portions
PropertyValue
Headwordportions
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɔɹʃənz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,376
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “portions”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).portionslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “porter” (#7,375), “prey” (#7,377), “pond” (#7,374). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “portions” is #7,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around portions (IPA /ˈpɔɹʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,376 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of portion".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for portions, with forms such as "oprtions", "poritons", and "porrtions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "potion", "positions", "portion", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is portions, spelled P-O-R-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of portion

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtions
  • poritons
  • porrtions
  • portinos
  • portionns
  • portionss
  • portiosn
  • portoins
  • porttions
  • potrions
  • pportions
  • protions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of portions - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oprtions2poritons2porrtions1portinos2portionns1portionss1portiosn2portoins2
Edit distance from "portions"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "portions"?
"portions" is spelled P-O-R-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɔɹʃənz/.
What does "portions" mean?
As a noun, "portions" means: plural of portion
What words are commonly confused with "portions"?
"portions" is commonly confused with "potion", "positions", "portion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portions" is /ˈpɔɹʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portions" come from?
"portions" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "portions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recalled#7,380organize#7,370Nebraska#7,366mistaken#7,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Nashville12 variantsMercedes12 variantsgameplay12 variantsdoctrine12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list