Which to use
“porción” and “posición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,613
- “porción” frequency rank
- #858
- “posición” frequency rank
- 8471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porción | posición |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cantidad separada de otra mayor | Lugar, ubicación |
Where the eye mixes porción and posición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. porción runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against posición's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: porción vs posición
A purely visual mix-up. porción ([poɾˈsjõn]) and posición ([posiˈsjõn]) 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 8471, 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]. posición is at rank #858, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posiˈsjõn].
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 8471, this pair ranks #304,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porción vs posición
Shared letters: cinopó. Private to "porción": r. Private to "posición": s.
"porción" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "posición" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porción" and "posición" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "porción" or "posición" 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 "porción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porción" and "posición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "posición vs position". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #304,890 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.