Which to use
“portería” and “porteros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,468
- “portería” frequency rank
- #21,443
- “porteros” frequency rank
- 41911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portería | porteros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pabellón, garita o pieza del zaguán de los edificios o establecimientos públicos o particulares, desde donde el portero vigila la entrada y salida de las personas, carruajes, etc. | Forma del plural de portero. |
Where the eye mixes portería and porteros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. portería (CVCCVCVV) and porteros (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses portería with porteros
A purely visual mix-up. portería ([poɾt̪eˈɾia]) and porteros ([poɾˈt̪eɾos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portería is recorded at frequency rank #20,468, classified as anoun, pronounced [poɾt̪eˈɾia]. porteros is at rank #21,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈt̪eɾos].
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 41911, this pair ranks #151,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of portería vs porteros
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "portería": aí. Private to "porteros": s.
"portería" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "porteros" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- porteros ← oprteros · poretros · porrteros · porteors · porteross · porterros · porterso · portreos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "portería" and "porteros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "portería" or "porteros" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "portería" and "porteros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "portería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porteros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portería" and "porteros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partera vs portería". 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 #151,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.