Which to use
“portátil” and “portátiles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,550
- “portátil” frequency rank
- #14,918
- “portátiles” frequency rank
- 25468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portátil | portátiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se puede llevar fácilmente de un lugar a otro. | Forma del plural de portátil. |
Where the eye mixes portátil and portátiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. portátil runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against portátiles's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between portátil and portátiles
A purely visual mix-up. portátil ([poɾˈt̪at̪il]) and portátiles ([poɾˈt̪at̪iles]) 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) - “portátil” sits inside “portátiles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portátil is recorded at frequency rank #10,550, classified as anadj, pronounced [poɾˈt̪at̪il]. portátiles is at rank #14,918, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poɾˈt̪at̪iles].
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 25468, this pair ranks #236,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portátil vs portátiles
Shared letters: iloprtá. Private to "portátil": -. Private to "portátiles": es.
"portátil" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "portátiles" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portátil" for "portátiles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "portátil" or "portátiles"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "portátil" and "portátiles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "portátil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portátiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portátil" and "portátiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Portales vs portátiles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #236,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.