portarse

[poɾˈt̪aɾse]

/[poɾˈt̪aɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“portarse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,549. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,549
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tener una determinada conducta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-portarse · portarse · Spanish

portarse · rank #41,549 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,549
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH polígonos

Nearest frequency peer: polígonos (-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 “portarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “portarse” 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).

portarse vs portar
75% similar
portarse vs pararse
75% similar
portarse vs partirse
75% similar

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

Key facts for portarse
PropertyValue
Headwordportarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[poɾˈt̪aɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,549
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “portarse”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).portarsecae 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 “polígonos” (#41,548), “polacas” (#41,547), “posan” (#41,551). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “portarse” va en #41,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around portarse (IPA [poɾˈt̪aɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,549 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for portarse, with forms such as "oprtarse", "poratrse", and "porrtarse". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "portar", "pararse", "partirse", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 portarse, spelled P-O-R-T-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tener una determinada conducta.
  2. 2
    Destacar en el desempeño de una tarea o acción.

Synonyms

actuarcomportarsedistinguirse

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtarse
  • poratrse
  • porrtarse
  • portarce
  • portares
  • portarrse
  • portarsse
  • portasre
  • portrase
  • porttarse
  • potrarse
  • pportarse
  • protarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of portarse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oprtarse2poratrse2porrtarse1portarce1portares2portarrse1portarsse1portasre2
Edit distance from "portarse"

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 "portarse"?
"portarse" is spelled P-O-R-T-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾˈt̪aɾse].
What does "portarse" mean?
As a verb, "portarse" means: Tener una determinada conducta.
What words are commonly confused with "portarse"?
"portarse" is commonly confused with "portar", "pararse", "partirse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portarse" is [poɾˈt̪aɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portarse" come from?
"portarse" 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 "portarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plegable#41,546pizarras#41,543prensado#41,555pescando#41,540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

polígonos13 variantspelotudez13 variantspandereta13 variantsrelations13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list