Which to use
“peatón” and “portón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,867
- “peatón” frequency rank
- #21,795
- “portón” frequency rank
- 50662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peatón | portón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (en México) Persona que se desplaza a pie por espacios públicos. | Aumentativo de puerta. |
Where the eye mixes peatón and portón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peatón (CVVCVC) and portón (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: peatón vs portón
A purely visual mix-up. peatón ([peaˈt̪õn]) and portón ([poɾˈt̪õn]) 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 50662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peatón is recorded at frequency rank #28,867, classified as anoun, pronounced [peaˈt̪õn]. portón is at rank #21,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈt̪õn].
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 50662, this pair ranks #101,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peatón vs portón
Shared letters: nptó. Private to "peatón": ae. Private to "portón": or.
"peatón" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "portón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peatón" and "portón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peatón" vs "portón" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "peatón" and "portón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peatón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peatón" and "portón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peatón vs pitón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #101,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.