Which to use
“platillo” and “portillo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,044
- “platillo” frequency rank
- #18,351
- “portillo” frequency rank
- 36395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platillo | portillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza pequeña que figura semejante al plato, cualquiera que sea su uso y la materia de la que esté formada. | Hueco en una dentadura que se produce cuando se quita un diente, en especial, una muela. |
Where the eye mixes platillo and portillo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. platillo (CCVCVCCV) and portillo (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: platillo vs portillo
A purely visual mix-up. platillo ([plaˈt̪iʝo]) and portillo ([poɾˈt̪iʝo]) 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 36395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platillo is recorded at frequency rank #18,044, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaˈt̪iʝo]. portillo is at rank #18,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈt̪iʝo].
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 36395, this pair ranks #180,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of platillo vs portillo
Shared letters: ilopt. Private to "platillo": a. Private to "portillo": r.
"platillo" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "portillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "platillo" and "portillo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "platillo" vs "portillo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "platillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platillo" and "portillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patilla vs platillo". 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 #180,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.