estar

verb

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The verdict

“estar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#186
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - associa uma característica (momentânea, não permanente) a um ser

Corpus desk

Index PT-estar · estar · Portuguese

estar · rank #186 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #186
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH vezes

Nearest frequency peer: vezes (-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 “estar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estar” 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).

estar vs ETA
0% similar
estar vs este
60% similar
estar vs esto
60% similar

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

Key facts for estar
PropertyValue
Headwordestar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#186
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “estar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).estarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vezes” (#185), “após” (#187), “duas” (#188). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estar” fica em #186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around estar, averb. Corpus frequency is #186 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for estar, with forms such as "esatr", "esstar", and "estarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ETA", "este", "esto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is estar, spelled E-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    associa uma característica (momentânea, não permanente) a um ser
  2. 2
    acompanhado de expressão locativa, denota a situação de um ser no espaço
  3. 3
    acompanhado de verbo no gerúndio, denota aspecto contínuo a este verbo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how estar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sua casa está arrumada.
  2. A garota está em casa.

This word in other languages

be(English)estar(Español)être(Français)sein(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esatr
  • esstar
  • estarr
  • estra
  • esttar
  • etsar
  • setar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esatr2esstar1estarr1estra2esttar1etsar2setar2
Edit distance from "estar"

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 "estar"?
"estar" is spelled E-S-T-A-R.
What does "estar" mean?
As a verb, "estar" means: associa uma característica (momentânea, não permanente) a um ser
What words are commonly confused with "estar"?
"estar" is commonly confused with "ETA", "este", "esto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "estar" come from?
"estar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vezes#185grupo#189noite#177disse#176

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ficar7 variantsvamos7 variantslugar7 variantstinha7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list