Which to use
“portada” is a noun and “Posada” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,648
- “portada” frequency rank
- #11,293
- “Posada” frequency rank
- 14941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portada | Posada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes portada and Posada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between portada and Posada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portada is [poɾˈt̪að̞a] while Posada is [poˈsað̞a]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14941, 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]. Posada is at rank #11,293, tagged as aname, pronounced [poˈsað̞a].
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 14941, this pair ranks #282,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portada vs Posada
Shared letters: adop. Private to "portada": rt. Private to "Posada": s.
"portada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Posada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "portada" and "Posada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "portada" or "Posada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "portada" and "Posada" 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 "Posada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portada" and "Posada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Posada vs Poveda". 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 #282,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.