Which to use
“portada” is a noun and “portador” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,648
- “portada” frequency rank
- #13,118
- “portador” frequency rank
- 16766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portada | portador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial. | Que lleva o trae una cosa de una parte a otra. |
Where the eye mixes portada and portador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. portada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against portador's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: portada vs portador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portada is [poɾˈt̪að̞a] while portador is [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16766, 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]. portador is at rank #13,118, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾ].
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 16766, this pair ranks #274,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portada vs portador
Shared letters: adoprt. Private to "portada": -. Private to "portador": -.
"portada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "portada" and "portador" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "portada" or "portador" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "portada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portada" and "portador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portador vs portazo". 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 #274,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.