portillo

[poɾˈt̪iʝo]

/[poɾˈt̪iʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“portillo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,351
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueco en una dentadura que se produce cuando se quita un diente, en especial, una muela.

Corpus desk

Index ES-portillo · portillo · Spanish

portillo · rank #18,351 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,351
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pobrecito

Nearest frequency peer: pobrecito (-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 “portillo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “portillo” 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).

portillo vs pórtico
63% similar
portillo vs platillo
75% similar

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

Key facts for portillo
PropertyValue
Headwordportillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poɾˈt̪iʝo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,351
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “portillo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).portillocae 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 “pobrecito” (#18,350), “postula” (#18,352), “pinar” (#18,349). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “portillo” va en #18,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around portillo (IPA [poɾˈt̪iʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,351 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for portillo, with forms such as "oprtillo", "poritllo", and "porrtillo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pórtico", "platillo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is portillo, spelled P-O-R-T-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hueco en una dentadura que se produce cuando se quita un diente, en especial, una muela.
  2. 2
    Portezuela utilizada para permitir la entrada del agua de riego. Los portillos tienen unas dimensiones estándares que van desde el 1 hasta el 5 (siendo esta última de 52 X 53 cm, con un interior de 45).
  3. 3
    Puerto de montaña, paso angosto entre las montañas.
  4. 4
    Brecha en una pared o muro que permite pasar al otro lado.
  5. 5
    Puerta en una puerta de mayores dimensiones.
  6. 6
    Daño en un objeto que, sin quebrarse del todo, a perdido una pequeña porción de su superficie.

Synonyms

desfiladeropostigomelladesportilladurahueco

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprtillo
  • poritllo
  • porrtillo
  • portilo
  • portilol
  • portlilo
  • porttillo
  • potrillo
  • pportillo
  • protillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of portillo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oprtillo2poritllo2porrtillo1portilo1portilol2portlilo2porttillo1potrillo2
Edit distance from "portillo"

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 "portillo"?
"portillo" is spelled P-O-R-T-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poɾˈt̪iʝo].
What does "portillo" mean?
As a noun, "portillo" means: Hueco en una dentadura que se produce cuando se quita un diente, en especial, una muela.
What words are commonly confused with "portillo"?
"portillo" is commonly confused with "pórtico", "platillo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "portillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "portillo" is [poɾˈt̪iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "portillo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

previene#18,355pensabas#18,343Olivares#18,333ofrezcan#18,332

Similar misspelling depth

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

postula10 variantspatrono10 variantspagadas10 variantspactado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list