estação

//iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,116

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

estação is aPortuguesenoun. It means: cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano Pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. It ranks #1,116 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with estado and estalo.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of estação in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for estação is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,116 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for estação, with forms such as "esatção", "esstação", and "estaãço". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is estação, spelled E-S-T-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esatção,esstação,estaãço,estaçoã,esttação,estçaão,etsação,setação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for estação

Misspelling Variants of "estação"

esatção7esstação8estaãço7estaçoã7esttação8estçaão7etsação7setação7
Misspelling Variants of "estação"

Frequency rank: #1,116 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.