Which to use
“pobladas” and “portadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,794
- “pobladas” frequency rank
- #12,223
- “portadas” frequency rank
- 34017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pobladas | portadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de poblado, participio de poblar o de poblarse. | Forma del femenino plural de portado, participio de portar o de portarse. |
Where the eye mixes pobladas and portadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pobladas and portadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pobladas and portadas
A purely visual mix-up. pobladas ([poˈβ̞lað̞as]) and portadas ([poɾˈt̪að̞as]) 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 34017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pobladas is recorded at frequency rank #21,794, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [poˈβ̞lað̞as]. portadas is at rank #12,223, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [poɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 34017, this pair ranks #193,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pobladas vs portadas
Shared letters: adops. Private to "pobladas": bl. Private to "portadas": rt.
"pobladas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "portadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pobladas" and "portadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pobladas" or "portadas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pobladas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pobladas" and "portadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pobladas". 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 #193,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.