portar

[poɾˈt̪aɾ]

/[poɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“portar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,045
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar algo apoyado en el cuerpo o con la mano. :*Uso: formal

Corpus desk

Index ES-portar · portar · Spanish

portar · rank #18,045 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,045
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH platillo

Nearest frequency peer: platillo (-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 “portar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “portar” 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).

portar vs posta
67% similar
portar vs porto
67% similar
portar vs porte
67% similar

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

Key facts for portar
PropertyValue
Headwordportar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[poɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,045
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “portar”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “platillo” (#18,044), “pose” (#18,046), “pintando” (#18,043). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “portar” va en #18,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around portar (IPA [poɾˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,045 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for portar, with forms such as "oprtar", "poratr", and "porrtar". 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, "posta", "porto", "porte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is portar, spelled P-O-R-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar algo apoyado en el cuerpo o con la mano. :*Uso: formal
  2. 2
    Llevar el perro la presa cobrada al cazador.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtar
  • poratr
  • porrtar
  • portarr
  • portra
  • porttar
  • potrar
  • pportar
  • protar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oprtar2poratr2porrtar1portarr1portra2porttar1potrar2pportar1
Edit distance from "portar"

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 "portar"?
"portar" is spelled P-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "portar" mean?
As a verb, "portar" means: Llevar algo apoyado en el cuerpo o con la mano. :*Uso: formal
What words are commonly confused with "portar"?
"portar" is commonly confused with "posta", "porto", "porte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portar" is [poɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portar" come from?
"portar" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list