Which to use
“porta” and “proa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,734
- “porta” frequency rank
- #17,252
- “proa” frequency rank
- 27986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | proa |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Extremo delantero de una embarcación. |
Where the eye mixes porta and proa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porta vs proa
A purely visual mix-up. porta ([ˈpoɾt̪a]) and proa ([ˈpɾoa]) 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 27986, 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]. proa is at rank #17,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾoa].
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 27986, this pair ranks #224,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs proa
Shared letters: aopr. Private to "porta": t. Private to "proa": -.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "proa" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porta" and "proa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "porta" vs "proa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "proa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proa vs probo". 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 #224,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.