Which to use
“port” and “post” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,117
- “port” frequency rank
- #945
- “post” frequency rank
- 14062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | port | post |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Puerto. | Correo. |
Where the eye mixes port and post
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: port vs post
A purely visual mix-up. port (/pɔːt/) and post (/pəʊst/) 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 a single letter - r in “port” becomes s in “post”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14062, 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/. post is at rank #945, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/.
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 14062, this pair ranks #285,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of port vs post
Shared letters: opt. Private to "port": r. Private to "post": s.
"port" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "port" and "post" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "port" or "post"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "port" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "port" and "post" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "port vs PRC". 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 #285,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.