Which to use
“portadas” is a participle and “posadas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,223
- “portadas” frequency rank
- #15,936
- “posadas” frequency rank
- 28159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portadas | posadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de portado, participio de portar o de portarse. | Forma del plural de posada. |
Where the eye mixes portadas and posadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. portadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against posadas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between portadas and posadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portadas is [poɾˈt̪að̞as] while posadas is [poˈsað̞as]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portadas is recorded at frequency rank #12,223, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [poɾˈt̪að̞as]. posadas is at rank #15,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈsað̞as].
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 28159, this pair ranks #223,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portadas vs posadas
Shared letters: adops. Private to "portadas": rt. Private to "posadas": -.
"portadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "posadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portadas" for "posadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "portadas" or "posadas" 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 "portadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portadas" and "posadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs posadas". 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 #223,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.