Which to use
“porta” and “posta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,734
- “porta” frequency rank
- #5,345
- “posta” frequency rank
- 16079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | posta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada una de las aberturas, a modo de ventanas, que se practican en los costados y en la popa de los buques, para dar luz y ventilación al interior de los mismos, para verificar su carga y descarga y muy principalmente para el juego de la artillería. | Grupo de caballos que se ubicaba en determinados lugares de los caminos para el relevo de los correos o de las diligencias en sus viajes. |
Where the eye mixes porta and posta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between porta and posta
A purely visual mix-up. porta ([ˈpoɾt̪a]) and posta ([ˈpost̪a]) 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 “porta” becomes s in “posta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porta is recorded at frequency rank #10,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoɾt̪a]. posta is at rank #5,345, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪a].
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 16079, this pair ranks #277,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs posta
Shared letters: aopt. Private to "porta": r. Private to "posta": s.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porta" and "posta" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "porta" or "posta"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "porta" and "posta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "posta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs porta". 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 #277,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.