Which to use
“portar” and “portarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,045
- “portar” frequency rank
- #41,549
- “portarse” frequency rank
- 59594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portar | portarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar algo apoyado en el cuerpo o con la mano. :*Uso: formal | Tener una determinada conducta. |
Where the eye mixes portar and portarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. portar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against portarse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: portar vs portarse
A purely visual mix-up. portar ([poɾˈt̪aɾ]) and portarse ([poɾˈt̪aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “portar” sits inside “portarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portar is recorded at frequency rank #18,045, classified as averb, pronounced [poɾˈt̪aɾ]. portarse is at rank #41,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [poɾˈt̪aɾse].
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 59594, this pair ranks #62,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of portar vs portarse
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "portar": -. Private to "portarse": es.
"portar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "portarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portar" for "portarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "portar" vs "portarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "portar" and "portarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "portar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portar" and "portarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partirse vs portarse". 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 #62,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.