portada
[poɾˈt̪að̞a]
The verdict
“portada” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,648 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,648
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | portada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poɾˈt̪að̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,648 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “portada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for portada is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poɾˈt̪að̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,648 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial.
- 2Puerta monumental que sirve de ornamento en fachadas de palacios e iglesias.
- 3En un periódico o una revista, primera página.
- 4Cubierta delantera de un libro u otra publicación.
- 5En el arte de la seda, distribución que se hace de cierta cantidad de hilos para formar la urdimbre.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “portada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-R-T-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poɾˈt̪að̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Prada” - see the side-by-side comparison. portada vs Prada
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.