poroto

[poˈɾot̪o]

/[poˈɾot̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“poroto” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,380
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas, originaria de América. Sus hojas están compuestas por tres foliolos de forma ovalada o romboide, algunas veces cubiertos ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-poroto · poroto · Spanish

poroto · rank #44,380 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,380
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH population

Nearest frequency peer: population (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “poroto”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “poroto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

poroto vs port
67% similar
poroto vs poto
67% similar
poroto vs porto
83% similar

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

Key facts for poroto
PropertyValue
Headwordporoto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈɾot̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,380
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “poroto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).porotocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “population” (#44,379), “prehistórico” (#44,382), “politizado” (#44,377). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poroto” va en #44,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around poroto (IPA [poˈɾot̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,380 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for poroto, with forms such as "poroot", "porotto", and "porroto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "port", "poto", "porto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is poroto, spelled P-O-R-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas, originaria de América. Sus hojas están compuestas por tres foliolos de forma ovalada o romboide, algunas veces cubiertos de vellosidades. tallos delgados, las flores son zigomorfas, con colores que varían del blanco al púrpura. El fruto es una vaina o legumbre con varias semillas en su interior. Tanto el fruto como la semilla son comestibles.
  2. 2
    La semilla comestible de la planta de poroto₁, con dos grandes cotiledones de forma arriñonada y color muy variable.
  3. 3
    Guiso preparado con esta legumbre o con sus semillas cocidas.
  4. 4
    Niño pequeño.
  5. 5
    Pequeño bulto anómalo en el cuerpo, que se puede palpar o que resalta bajo la piel, tal como un grano, un quiste o un tumorcillo.

Synonyms

alubiacaraotafrejolfrijolhabahabichuelajudíaalubiacaraotafrejolfrijolhabahabichuelajudía

This word in other languages

bean(English)haricot(Français)Bohne(Deutsch)feijão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • poroot
  • porotto
  • porroto
  • portoo
  • pporoto
  • prooto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poroto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

poroot2porotto1porroto1portoo2pporoto1prooto2
Edit distance from "poroto"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poroto"?
"poroto" is spelled P-O-R-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈɾot̪o].
What does "poroto" mean?
As a noun, "poroto" means: (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Planta herbácea anual de la familia de la fabáceas, originaria de América. Sus hojas están compuestas por tres foliolos de forma ovalada o romboide, algunas veces cubiertos ...
What words are commonly confused with "poroto"?
"poroto" is commonly confused with "port", "poto", "porto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poroto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poroto" is [poˈɾot̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poroto" come from?
"poroto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prendí#44,383picota#44,373peseta#44,370pavada#44,362

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

stuff6 variantsusina6 variantsyaqui6 variantsbayo6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list