Which to use
“pont” and “porte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,186
- “pont” frequency rank
- #4,093
- “porte” frequency rank
- 45279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pont | porte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ponte | o ato de portar, transportar |
Where the eye mixes pont and porte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pont runs 4 letters (CVCC) against porte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pont with porte
A purely visual mix-up. pont (/pɔ̃nd/) and porte (/ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/) 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 45279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pont is recorded at frequency rank #41,186, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɔ̃nd/. 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 45279, this pair ranks #20,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pont vs porte
Shared letters: opt. Private to "pont": n. Private to "porte": er.
"pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pont" and "porte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pont" vs "porte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pont" 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 #20,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pont" and "porte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pomo vs pont". 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 #20,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.