Which to use
“porta” and “proa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #832
- “porta” frequency rank
- #20,411
- “proa” frequency rank
- 21243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porta | proa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | parte dianteira do navio |
Where the eye mixes porta and proa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: porta vs proa
A purely visual mix-up. porta (/ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/) and proa (/ˈpɾo.ɐ/) 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 21243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porta is recorded at frequency rank #832, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɐ/. proa is at rank #20,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɾo.ɐ/.
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 21243, this pair ranks #49,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porta vs proa
Shared letters: aopr. Private to "porta": t. Private to "proa": -.
"porta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "proa" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porta" and "proa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "porta" vs "proa" - 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 "porta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porta" and "proa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piza vs proa". 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 #49,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.