Which to use
“porte” and “post” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,449
- “porte” frequency rank
- #945
- “post” frequency rank
- 13394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porte | post |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de portear. | Correo. |
Where the eye mixes porte and post
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between porte and post
A purely visual mix-up. porte ([ˈpoɾt̪e]) and post (/pəʊst/) 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 13394, 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]. post is at rank #945, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəʊst/.
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 13394, this pair ranks #288,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of porte vs post
Shared letters: opt. Private to "porte": er. Private to "post": s.
"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "post" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "porte" and "post" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "porte" vs "post" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "porte" and "post" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "post" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porte" and "post" 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 #288,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.