Which to use
“portada” and “puntada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,648
- “portada” frequency rank
- #47,360
- “puntada” frequency rank
- 51008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portada | puntada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Página de un libro donde, generalmente, aparecen el nombre del autor, el título del libro y la editorial. | Acción o efecto de puntar. |
Where the eye mixes portada and puntada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. portada and puntada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses portada with puntada
A purely visual mix-up. portada ([poɾˈt̪að̞a]) and puntada ([pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51008, 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]. puntada is at rank #47,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
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 51008, this pair ranks #100,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portada vs puntada
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "portada": or. Private to "puntada": nu.
"portada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "puntada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "portada" and "puntada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "portada" or "puntada"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "portada" and "puntada" 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 "puntada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portada" and "puntada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puntada vs puntal". 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 #100,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.