portevspuréWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set porte and puré apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
porte
4 ch
puré

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": .

"porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • porteoprte · poret · porrte · portte · potre · pporte · prote

Frequency comparison

porte#4,093
puré#41,198

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "porte" and "puré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/ versus /pu.ˈɾɛ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "porte" or "puré"?
"porte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,093 in our Portuguese list, against #41,198 for "puré". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering porte vs puré

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “porte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list