Which to use
“están” and “estate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #91
- “están” frequency rank
- #22,006
- “estate” frequency rank
- 22097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | están | estate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estar o de estarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del imperativo afirmativo de estarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes están and estate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: están vs estate
A purely visual mix-up. están ([esˈt̪ãn]) and estate ([esˈt̪at̪e]) 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 22097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
están is recorded at frequency rank #91, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈt̪ãn]. estate is at rank #22,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈt̪at̪e].
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 22097, this pair ranks #251,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of están vs estate
Shared letters: est. Private to "están": ná. Private to "estate": a.
"están" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "estate" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- estate ← esatte · esstate · estaet · estatte · esttae · esttate · etsate · setate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "están" for "estate" ever safe?
Which is more common, "están" or "estate"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "están" and "estate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "están" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "están" and "estate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estate vs Esteve". 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 #251,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.