Which to use
“perto” is an adverb and “porte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #509
- “perto” frequency rank
- #4,093
- “porte” frequency rank
- 4602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perto | porte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a pouca distância | o ato de portar, transportar |
Where the eye mixes perto and porte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perto with porte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perto is /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/ while porte is /ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perto is recorded at frequency rank #509, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈpɛh.tʊ/, /ˈpɛr.tʊ/. porte is at rank #4,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/.
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 4602, this pair ranks #70,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perto vs porte
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "perto": -. Private to "porte": -.
"perto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perto" for "porte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perto" or "porte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perto" and "porte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porrete vs porte". 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 #70,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.