Which to use
“portado” is a verb and “portavoz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,511
- “portado” frequency rank
- #5,770
- “portavoz” frequency rank
- 34281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portado | portavoz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de portar o de portarse. | Persona con autorización para emitir una postura₂ en nombre de alguna autoridad o colectividad. |
Where the eye mixes portado and portavoz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between portado and portavoz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portado is [poɾˈt̪að̞o] while portavoz is [poɾt̪aˈβ̞os]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34281, 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]. portavoz is at rank #5,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poɾt̪aˈβ̞os].
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 34281, this pair ranks #192,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portado vs portavoz
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "portado": d. Private to "portavoz": vz.
"portado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portavoz" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portado" for "portavoz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "portado" vs "portavoz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "portado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portavoz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portado" and "portavoz" 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 #192,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.