estatal
[est̪aˈt̪al]
The verdict
“estatal” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,604 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,604
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a un estado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estatal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [est̪aˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,604 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estatal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for estatal is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [est̪aˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,604 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que pertenece o concierne a un estado.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for estatal, with forms such as "esattal", "esstatal", and "estaatl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "estate", "estatua", "estatus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is estatal, spelled E-S-T-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a un estado.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esattal,esstatal,estaatl,estatall,estatla,estattal,esttaal,esttatal,etsatal,setatal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estatal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “estatal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-A-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [est̪aˈt̪al] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estate” - see the side-by-side comparison. estatal vs estate
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.