Which to use
“portan” is a verb and “portazo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,904
- “portan” frequency rank
- #41,014
- “portazo” frequency rank
- 64918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portan | portazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de portar o de portarse. | Golpe seco dado con una puerta. |
Where the eye mixes portan and portazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. portan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against portazo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between portan and portazo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: portan is [ˈpoɾt̪ãn] while portazo is [poɾˈt̪aso]. 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 64918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portan is recorded at frequency rank #23,904, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpoɾt̪ãn]. portazo is at rank #41,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈt̪aso].
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 64918, this pair ranks #44,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of portan vs portazo
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "portan": n. Private to "portazo": z.
"portan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "portazo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "portan" and "portazo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "portan" or "portazo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "portan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portan" and "portazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs portan". 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 #44,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.