portar
Spanish, verb/poɾˈtaɾ/
portar is spelled P-O-R-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,890th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portar is a Spanish verb meaning “to bear, to carry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Llevar algo apoyado en el cuerpo o con la mano. :*Uso: formal”.
What does portar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bear, to carry
Portaba una maleta.
- 2
to wear (clothes)
Aunque se había mudado a la Ciudad de Guatemala desde su pueblo indígena, ella sigue portando su vestimenta tradicional.
- 3
to behave, to be good
Pórtate bien en la escuela.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Llevar algo apoyado en el cuerpo o con la mano. :*Uso: formal. 2. Llevar el perro la presa cobrada al cazador.
verb: 1. Hincharse con el viento las velas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of portar
- porto first-person present singular
- porté first-person preterite singular
- portado participle past
- portando gerund
- portada feminine participle past
- portados masculine participle past
- portadas feminine participle past
- portas indicative informal present
- portás indicative informal present
- porta indicative present singular
- portamos first-person indicative plural
- portáis indicative plural present
- portan indicative plural present
- portaba first-person imperfect indicative
- portabas imperfect indicative second-person
- portábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- portabais imperfect indicative plural
- portaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce portar?
- /poɾˈtaɾ/
- [poɾˈt̪aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to portar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is portar in Spanish?
portar appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).