port

\pɔʁ\

/\pɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“port” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,169 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,169
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Havre côtier, refuge ou abri pour les bateaux les protégeant des vents et des tempêtes.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

port vs Pr
25% similar
port vs Pt
25% similar
port vs pro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for port
PropertyValue
Headwordport
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,169
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “port” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). port lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for port is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɔʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,169 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for port, with forms such as "oprt", "porrt", and "portt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pr", "Pt", "pro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is port, spelled P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Havre côtier, refuge ou abri pour les bateaux les protégeant des vents et des tempêtes.
  2. 2
    Havre côtier, refuge ou abri pour les bateaux les protégeant des vents et des tempêtes.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des installations, en bord de mer, destinées à l’entretien des navires, à l’embarquement et au débarquement des marchandises ou des passagers.
  4. 4
    Point de la rive d’un cours d’eau où les navires abordent, chargent et déchargent les marchandises.
  5. 5
    Ville bâtie auprès d’un port, autour d’un port.
  6. 6
    Lieu de repos, de refuge, d’une situation tranquille.
  7. 7
    Lieu où l’on se retire loin des embarras du monde, où l’on cherche à se mettre à couvert de quelque danger.
  8. 8
    Col des Pyrénées.
  9. 9
    Arrivée, destination.

This word in other languages

port(English)puerto(Español)Hafen(Deutsch)porto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oprt,porrt,portt,potr,pport

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of port - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oprt2porrt1portt1potr2pport1
Edit distance from "port"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "port"?
"port" is spelled P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁ\.
What does "port" mean?
As a noun, "port" means: Havre côtier, refuge ou abri pour les bateaux les protégeant des vents et des tempêtes.
What words are commonly confused with "port"?
"port" is commonly confused with "Pr", "Pt", "pro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "port"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "port" is \pɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "port" come from?
"port" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “port”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Pr” - see the side-by-side comparison. port vs Pr
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list