estação

/iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“estação” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,116
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano

Corpus desk

Index PT-estacao · estação · Portuguese

estação · rank #1,116 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,116
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH entrevista

Nearest frequency peer: entrevista (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “estação”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “estação” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

estação vs estado
71% similar
estação vs estalo
71% similar
estação vs estádio
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for estação
PropertyValue
Headwordestação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,116
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “estação”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).estaçãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “entrevista” (#1,115), “lula” (#1,119), “classe” (#1,112). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estação” fica em #1,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around estação (IPA /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,116 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for estação, with forms such as "esatção", "esstação", and "estaãço". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "estado", "estalo", "estádio", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is estação, spelled E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano
  2. 2
    local onde param trens e ônibus
  3. 3
    transmissor de rádio ou televisão

This word in other languages

season(English)saison(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esatção
  • esstação
  • estaãço
  • estaçoã
  • esttação
  • estçaão
  • etsação
  • setação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estação - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esatção2esstação1estaãço2estaçoã2esttação1estçaão2etsação2setação2
Edit distance from "estação"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estação"?
"estação" is spelled E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "estação" mean?
As a noun, "estação" means: cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano
What words are commonly confused with "estação"?
"estação" is commonly confused with "estado", "estalo", "estádio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estação" is /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estação" come from?
"estação" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estação", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prática#1,129seguida#1,133cuidado#1,142escrito#1,144

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cinema8 variantsMéxico8 variantspedido8 variantsséculo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list