portevsposteoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: porte is a noun, posteo is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“porte” is a noun and “posteo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,449
“porte” frequency rank
#35,196
“posteo” frequency rank
47645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature porte posteo
Definition Acción de portear. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de postear.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set porte and posteo apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
porte
6 ch
posteo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: porte is [ˈpoɾt̪e] while posteo is [posˈt̪eo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47645, 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]. posteo is at rank #35,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [posˈt̪eo].

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 47645, this pair ranks #118,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of porte vs posteo

Shared letters: eopt. Private to "porte": r. Private to "posteo": s.

"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "posteo" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • porteoprte · poret · porrte · portte · potre · pporte · prote
  • posteoopsteo · poseto · possteo · postoe · postteo · potseo · pposteo · psoteo

Frequency comparison

porte#12,449
posteo#35,196

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "porte" and "posteo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "porte" is a noun and "posteo" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "porte" or "posteo"?
"porte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,449 in our Spanish list, against #35,196 for "posteo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering porte vs posteo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “porte”; for a verb, it's “posteo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “porte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list