estação
\iʃ.tɐ.sˈɐ̃w\
The verdict
“estação” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gare.
Corpus desk
Index FR-estacao · estação · French
estação · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estação |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \iʃ.tɐ.sˈɐ̃w\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « estação » en français
Rare enough to double-check
estação is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \iʃ.tɐ.sˈɐ̃w\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for estação, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is estação, spelled E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1Gare.
- 2Station.
- 3Station (de radio ou de télévision).
- 4Saison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how estação appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um trem da linha 8-Diamante, da ViaMobilidade, descarrilou com passageiros no sábado (18) entre as estações Sagrado Coração e Itapevi, em São Paulo. Não houve feridos.
“Estamos em guerra e não podemos ceder diante desses grupos terroristas”, disse Noboa à estação de rádio Canela Radio.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.