portada

[poɾˈt̪að̞a]

/[poɾˈt̪að̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“portada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,648
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial.

Corpus desk

Index ES-portada · portada · Spanish

portada · rank #3,648 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,648
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH poderoso

Nearest frequency peer: poderoso (-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 “portada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “portada” 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).

portada vs Prada
57% similar
portada vs Portal
57% similar
portada vs Posada
57% similar

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

Key facts for portada
PropertyValue
Headwordportada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poɾˈt̪að̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,648
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “portada”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).portadacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “poderoso” (#3,647), “previo” (#3,649), “parada” (#3,646). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “portada” va en #3,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around portada (IPA [poɾˈt̪að̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,648 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for portada, with forms such as "oprtada", "poratda", and "porrtada". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Prada", "Portal", "Posada", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is portada, spelled P-O-R-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial.
  2. 2
    Puerta monumental que sirve de ornamento en fachadas de palacios e iglesias.
  3. 3
    En un periódico o una revista, primera página.
  4. 4
    Cubierta delantera de un libro u otra publicación.
  5. 5
    En el arte de la seda, distribución que se hace de cierta cantidad de hilos para formar la urdimbre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how portada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dependiendo de cuál sea el diseño de la portada, el libro será más atractivo; mientras más llamativa sea, más atractivo resultará el libro a los ojos del cliente

Antonyms

contraportada

This word in other languages

title page(English)page de garde(Français)portada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtada
  • poratda
  • porrtada
  • portaad
  • portadda
  • portdaa
  • porttada
  • potrada
  • pportada
  • protada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of portada - 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.

oprtada2poratda2porrtada1portaad2portadda1portdaa2porttada1potrada2
Edit distance from "portada"

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 "portada"?
"portada" is spelled P-O-R-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾˈt̪að̞a].
What does "portada" mean?
As a noun, "portada" means: Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial.
What words are commonly confused with "portada"?
"portada" is commonly confused with "Prada", "Portal", "Posada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portada" is [poɾˈt̪að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portada" come from?
"portada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

produjo#3,650ocupado#3,643rechazo#3,654refiero#3,655

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rescate10 variantssituado10 variantsincluir10 variantsfirmado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list