Which to use
“portera” and “portez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,893
- “portera” frequency rank
- #11,638
- “portez” frequency rank
- 21531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | portera | portez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de porter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de porter. |
Where the eye mixes portera and portez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between portera and portez
A purely visual mix-up. portera (\pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\) and portez (\pɔʁ.te\) 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 21531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
portera is recorded at frequency rank #9,893, classified as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\. portez is at rank #11,638, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.te\.
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 21531, this pair ranks #362,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of portera vs portez
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "portera": a. Private to "portez": z.
"portera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "portez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "portera" for "portez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "portera" vs "portez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "portera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "portera" and "portez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs portez". 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 #362,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.