Which to use
“portado” is a verb and “portadora” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,511
- “portado” frequency rank
- #33,282
- “portadora” frequency rank
- 61793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portado | portadora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de portar o de portarse. | Forma del femenino de portador. |
Where the eye mixes portado and portadora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. portado 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.
Why the eye confuses portado with portadora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portado is [poɾˈt̪að̞o] while portadora is [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “portado” sits inside “portadora”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portado is recorded at frequency rank #28,511, classified as averb, pronounced [poɾˈt̪að̞o]. 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 61793, this pair ranks #54,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of portado vs portadora
Shared letters: adoprt. Private to "portado": -. Private to "portadora": -.
"portado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portadora" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portado" for "portadora" ever safe?
Which is more common, "portado" or "portadora"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "portado" 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 #54,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portado" and "portadora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portado vs posado". 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 #54,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.