Which to use
“porta” and “postas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,734
- “porta” frequency rank
- #49,207
- “postas” frequency rank
- 59941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | postas |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de posta. |
Where the eye mixes porta and postas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. porta ([ˈpoɾt̪a]) and postas ([ˈpost̪as]) 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 59941, 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]. postas is at rank #49,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪as].
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 59941, this pair ranks #60,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs postas
Shared letters: aopt. Private to "porta": r. Private to "postas": s.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "postas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porta" and "postas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "porta" or "postas"?
What to do next
You've compared "porta" and "postas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "postas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "postas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs postean". 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
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