Which to use
“portadora” and “portadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,282
- “portadora” frequency rank
- #20,466
- “portadores” frequency rank
- 53748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portadora | portadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de portador. | Forma del plural de portador. |
Where the eye mixes portadora and portadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. portadora runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against portadores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: portadora vs portadores
A purely visual mix-up. portadora ([poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾa]) and portadores ([poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portadora is recorded at frequency rank #33,282, classified as anadj, pronounced [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾa]. portadores is at rank #20,466, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poɾt̪aˈð̞oɾes].
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 53748, this pair ranks #86,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portadora vs portadores
Shared letters: adoprt. Private to "portadora": -. Private to "portadores": es.
"portadora" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "portadores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- portadora ← oprtadora · poratdora · porrtadora · portaddora · portadoar · portadorra · portadroa · portaodra
- portadores ← oprtadores · poratdores · porrtadores · portaddores · portadoers · portadoress · portadorres · portadorse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "portadora" and "portadores" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "portadora" or "portadores"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "portadora" and "portadores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "portadora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portadora" and "portadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portado vs portadora". 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 #86,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.