Which to use
“porte” and “poste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,449
- “porte” frequency rank
- #13,767
- “poste” frequency rank
- 26216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porte | poste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de portear. | Columna vertical para un señal de tráfico o un semáforo en las vías de tránsito. |
Where the eye mixes porte and poste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porte vs poste
A purely visual mix-up. porte ([ˈpoɾt̪e]) and poste ([ˈpost̪e]) 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 a single letter - r in “porte” becomes s in “poste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26216, 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]. poste is at rank #13,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪e].
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 26216, this pair ranks #232,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porte vs poste
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "porte": r. Private to "poste": s.
"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porte" and "poste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "porte" or "poste"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porte" and "poste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs poste". 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 #232,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.