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portón

Spanish, noun/poɾˈton/

portón is spelled P-O-R-T-Ó-N (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,583rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Portón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gate, portal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aumentativo de puerta”.

What does portón mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegate, portal

  2. 2

    masculinelarge door

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Aumentativo de puerta. 2. Puerta que divide el zaguán de lo demás de la casa. 3. Puerta ancha que da a la calle, y que da acceso a un terreno o propiedad privada.

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 portón

  • portones plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce portón?

  • /poɾˈton/
  • [poɾˈt̪õn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to portón

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is portón in Spanish?

portón appears 2.1 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).

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