porte

/ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/

//ˈpɔɾ.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“porte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,093
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o ato de portar, transportar

Corpus desk

Index PT-porte · porte · Portuguese

porte · rank #4,093 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,093
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH potência

Nearest frequency peer: potência (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “porte”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “porte” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

porte vs pote
80% similar
porte vs puré
40% similar
porte vs porto
80% similar

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

Key facts for porte
PropertyValue
Headwordporte
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,093
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “porte”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.portecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “potência” (#4,095), “prender” (#4,096), “passagens” (#4,088). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “porte” fica em #4,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around porte (IPA /ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,093 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for porte, with forms such as "oprte", "poret", and "porrte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pote", "puré", "porto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is porte, spelled P-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato de portar, transportar
  2. 2
    o preço do transporte, principalmente de correspondência
  3. 3
    modo de se conduzir, de se portar
  4. 4
    aparência física
  5. 5
    grandeza física, dimensão, tamanho
  6. 6
    capacidade de comportar carga
  7. 7
    dimensão, tamanho

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how porte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O referendo decidiu a questão do porte de armas.
  2. As despesas de porte são por conta do destinatário.

This word in other languages

postage(English)porte(Español)port(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oprte
  • poret
  • porrte
  • portte
  • potre
  • pporte
  • prote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of porte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oprte2poret2porrte1portte1potre2pporte1prote2
Edit distance from "porte"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "porte"?
"porte" is spelled P-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/.
What does "porte" mean?
As a noun, "porte" means: o ato de portar, transportar
What words are commonly confused with "porte"?
"porte" is commonly confused with "pote", "puré", "porto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "porte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porte" is /ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porte" come from?
"porte" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "porte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Miami#4,081Guiné#4,073dieta#4,060bispo#4,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

febre7 variantslargo7 variantssalvo7 variantspedaço7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list