Which to use
“porciones” and “posiciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,983
- “porciones” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “posiciones” frequency rank
- 16990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porciones | posiciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de porción. | Forma del plural de posición. |
Where the eye mixes porciones and posiciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. porciones runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against posiciones's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: porciones vs posiciones
A purely visual mix-up. porciones ([poɾˈsjones]) and posiciones ([posiˈsjones]) 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 16990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porciones is recorded at frequency rank #13,983, classified as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈsjones]. posiciones is at rank #3,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced [posiˈsjones].
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 16990, this pair ranks #273,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porciones vs posiciones
Shared letters: ceinops. Private to "porciones": r. Private to "posiciones": -.
"porciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "posiciones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- porciones ← oprciones · pocriones · porcciones · porcinoes · porcioens · porcioness · porcionnes · porcionse
- posiciones ← opsiciones · pociciones · poisciones · posciiones · posicciones · posicinoes · posicioens · posicioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "porciones" and "posiciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "porciones" vs "posiciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "porciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porciones" and "posiciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pociones vs porciones". 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 #273,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.