Which to use
“portada” is a noun and “portadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,648
- “portada” frequency rank
- #12,223
- “portadas” frequency rank
- 15871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portada | portadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial. | Forma del femenino plural de portado, participio de portar o de portarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set portada and portadas apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
portada and portadas 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 1 extra letter(s) - “portada” sits inside “portadas” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portada is recorded at frequency rank #3,648, classified as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈt̪að̞a]. portadas is at rank #12,223, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [poɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 15871, this pair ranks #278,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "portada" and "portadas" be used interchangeably?
Remembering portada vs portadas
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “portada”; for a participle, it's “portadas”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “portada” entry
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