Which to use
“parte” and “porta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #114
- “parte” frequency rank
- #832
- “porta” frequency rank
- 946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parte | porta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de um todo | peça de madeira, metal ou vidro usada para fechar o buraco aberto numa construção por onde pessoas passam de um cômodo para outro ou de dentro para fora da construção |
Where the eye mixes parte and porta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. parte (/ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/) and porta (/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/) 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 946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parte is recorded at frequency rank #114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/. porta is at rank #832, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/.
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 946, this pair ranks #74,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parte vs porta
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "parte": e. Private to "porta": o.
"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV