Which to use
“parteira” and “porteira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,485
- “parteira” frequency rank
- #34,414
- “porteira” frequency rank
- 65899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parteira | porteira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de parteiro | portão de madeira à entrada de fazendas |
Letter map: parteira vs porteira
Shared letters muted; letters that set parteira and porteira apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. parteira and porteira follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - parteira / porteira
parteira and porteira are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “parteira” becomes o in “porteira”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parteira is recorded at frequency rank #31,485, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. porteira is at rank #34,414, tagged as anoun.
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 65899, this pair ranks #5,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parteira vs porteira
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "parteira": -. Private to "porteira": o.
"parteira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "porteira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "parteira" vs "porteira" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "parteira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porteira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parteira" and "porteira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parreira vs porteira". 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 #5,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.