Which to use
“porte” and “puré” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,093
- “porte” frequency rank
- #41,198
- “puré” frequency rank
- 45291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porte | puré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de portar, transportar | iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa |
Where the eye mixes porte and puré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. porte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against puré's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses porte with puré
A purely visual mix-up. porte (/ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/) and puré (/pu.ˈɾɛ/) 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 45291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porte is recorded at frequency rank #4,093, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.
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 45291, this pair ranks #20,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porte vs puré
Shared letters: pr. Private to "porte": eot. Private to "puré": ué.
"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- porte ← oprte · poret · porrte · portte · potre · pporte · prote
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "porte" for "puré" ever safe?
Which is more common, "porte" or "puré"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "porte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porte" and "puré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs puré". 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 #20,108 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.