Which to use
“portada” is a noun and “portadora” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,648
- “portada” frequency rank
- #33,282
- “portadora” frequency rank
- 36930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portada | portadora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial. | Forma del femenino de portador. |
Where the eye mixes portada and portadora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. portada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against portadora's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: portada vs portadora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portada is [poɾˈt̪að̞a] while portadora is [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 36930, 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]. portadora is at rank #33,282, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾa].
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 36930, this pair ranks #178,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portada vs portadora
Shared letters: adoprt. Private to "portada": -. Private to "portadora": -.
"portada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portadora" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portada" for "portadora" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "portada" or "portadora" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "portada" and "portadora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "portada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portadora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portada" and "portadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portado vs portadora". 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 #178,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.