Which to use
“estaca” is a noun and “están” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,898
- “estaca” frequency rank
- #91
- “están” frequency rank
- 30989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estaca | están |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palo fuerte afilado por un extremo, para facilitar su clavado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estar o de estarse. |
Where the eye mixes estaca and están
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: estaca vs están
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: estaca is [esˈt̪aka] while están is [esˈt̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estaca is recorded at frequency rank #30,898, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈt̪aka]. están is at rank #91, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈt̪ãn].
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 30989, this pair ranks #209,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of estaca vs están
Shared letters: est. Private to "estaca": ac. Private to "están": ná.
"estaca" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "están" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- estaca ← esatca · esstaca · estaac · estacca · estcaa · esttaca · etsaca · setaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "estaca" and "están" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "estaca" or "están"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "estaca" and "están" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estaca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "están" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estaca" and "están" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estaca vs estanca". 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 #209,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.