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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set porta and posta apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
porta and posta form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - r in “porta” becomes s in “posta” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering porta vs posta
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “porta” entry
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