Which to use
“pórtico” and “portillo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,198
- “pórtico” frequency rank
- #18,351
- “portillo” frequency rank
- 44549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pórtico | portillo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitio cubierto y con columnas que se construye delante de los templos u otros edificios suntuosos. | Hueco en una dentadura que se produce cuando se quita un diente, en especial, una muela. |
Where the eye mixes pórtico and portillo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pórtico runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against portillo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pórtico with portillo
A purely visual mix-up. pórtico ([ˈpoɾt̪iko]) and portillo ([poɾˈt̪iʝo]) 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 44549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pórtico is recorded at frequency rank #26,198, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoɾt̪iko]. portillo is at rank #18,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poɾˈt̪iʝo].
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 44549, this pair ranks #136,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pórtico vs portillo
Shared letters: ioprt. Private to "pórtico": có. Private to "portillo": l.
"pórtico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- portillo ← oprtillo · poritllo · porrtillo · portilo · portilol · portlilo · porttillo · potrillo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pórtico" and "portillo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pórtico" or "portillo"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pórtico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portillo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pórtico" and "portillo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portazo vs pórtico". 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 #136,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.