Which to use
“porte” is a noun and “posee” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,449
- “porte” frequency rank
- #2,898
- “posee” frequency rank
- 15347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porte | posee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de portear. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poseer. |
Where the eye mixes porte and posee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between porte and posee
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: porte is [ˈpoɾt̪e] while posee is [poˈsee]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porte is recorded at frequency rank #12,449, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoɾt̪e]. posee is at rank #2,898, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈsee].
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 15347, this pair ranks #280,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porte vs posee
Shared letters: eop. Private to "porte": rt. Private to "posee": s.
"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "posee" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porte" for "posee" ever safe?
Which is more common, "porte" or "posee"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porte" and "posee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porte vs potes". 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 #280,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.