Which to use
“porción” and “portón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,613
- “porción” frequency rank
- #21,795
- “portón” frequency rank
- 29408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porción | portón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cantidad separada de otra mayor | Aumentativo de puerta. |
Where the eye mixes porción and portón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. porción runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against portón's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between porción and portón
A purely visual mix-up. porción ([poɾˈsjõn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porción is recorded at frequency rank #7,613, classified as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈsjõn]. 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 29408, this pair ranks #217,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porción vs portón
Shared letters: nopró. Private to "porción": ci. Private to "portón": t.
"porción" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "portón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porción" for "portón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "porción" or "portón" show up more?
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 "porción" 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 #217,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porción" and "portón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porotos vs portón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #217,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.