Which to use
“pactado” and “portado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,335
- “pactado” frequency rank
- #28,511
- “portado” frequency rank
- 46846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pactado | portado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pactar. | Participio de portar o de portarse. |
Where the eye mixes pactado and portado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pactado and portado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pactado with portado
A purely visual mix-up. pactado ([pakˈt̪að̞o]) and portado ([poɾˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pactado is recorded at frequency rank #18,335, classified as averb, pronounced [pakˈt̪að̞o]. portado is at rank #28,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [poɾˈt̪að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46846, this pair ranks #123,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pactado vs portado
Shared letters: adopt. Private to "pactado": c. Private to "portado": r.
"pactado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pactado" for "portado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pactado" vs "portado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pactado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pactado" and "portado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portado vs posado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #123,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.