Which to use
“porta” and “poste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,734
- “porta” frequency rank
- #13,767
- “poste” frequency rank
- 24501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | poste |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Columna vertical para un señal de tráfico o un semáforo en las vías de tránsito. |
Where the eye mixes porta and poste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porta vs poste
A purely visual mix-up. porta ([ˈpoɾt̪a]) and poste ([ˈpost̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24501, 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]. poste is at rank #13,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪e].
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 24501, this pair ranks #240,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs poste
Shared letters: opt. Private to "porta": ar. Private to "poste": es.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs poste". 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 #240,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.