Which to use
“port” is a noun and “portes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,117
- “port” frequency rank
- #33,283
- “portes” frequency rank
- 46400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | port | portes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Puerto. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de portar. |
Where the eye mixes port and portes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses port with portes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: port is /pɔːt/ while portes is [ˈpoɾt̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “port” sits inside “portes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
port is recorded at frequency rank #13,117, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɔːt/. portes is at rank #33,283, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpoɾt̪es].
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 46400, this pair ranks #125,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of port vs portes
Shared letters: oprt. Private to "port": -. Private to "portes": es.
"port" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "portes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "port" and "portes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "port" vs "portes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "port" and "portes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "port" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "port" and "portes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portes vs postas". 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 #125,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.