estátua

/iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/

//iʃ.ˈta.twɐ// noun

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The verdict

“estátua” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,944. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,944
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - obra de arte desenvolvida no espaço (três dimensões) que representa um ser, normalmente uma mulher ou um homem

Corpus desk

Index PT-estatua · estátua · Portuguese

estátua · rank #5,944 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,944
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH estragar

Nearest frequency peer: estragar (-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 “estátua”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estátua” 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).

estátua vs estatuto
63% similar
estátua vs estatura
75% similar
estátua vs estatueta
67% similar

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

Key facts for estátua
PropertyValue
Headwordestátua
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,944
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “estátua”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.estátuacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “estragar” (#5,943), “eterno” (#5,945), “escravidão” (#5,941). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “estátua” fica em #5,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around estátua (IPA /iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,944 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "obra de arte desenvolvida no espaço (três dimensões) que representa um ser, normalmente uma mulher ou um homem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for estátua, with forms such as "esstátua", "esttátua", and "esttáua". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "estatuto", "estatura", "estatueta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is estátua, spelled E-S-T-Á-T-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    obra de arte desenvolvida no espaço (três dimensões) que representa um ser, normalmente uma mulher ou um homem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Veremos a seguir reproduções de estátuas feitas por Rodin.

This word in other languages

statue(English)estatua(Español)statue(Français)Statue(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esstátua
  • esttátua
  • esttáua
  • estátau
  • estáttua
  • estáuta
  • esáttua
  • etsátua
  • setátua

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esstátua1esttátua1esttáua2estátau2estáttua1estáuta2esáttua2etsátua2
Edit distance from "estátua"

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 "estátua"?
"estátua" is spelled E-S-T-Á-T-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/.
What does "estátua" mean?
As a noun, "estátua" means: obra de arte desenvolvida no espaço (três dimensões) que representa um ser, normalmente uma mulher ou um homem
What words are commonly confused with "estátua"?
"estátua" is commonly confused with "estatuto", "estatura", "estatueta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estátua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estátua" is /iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estátua" come from?
"estátua" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

enganar#5,939Hungria#5,958colapso#5,923apanhar#5,911

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mensal9 variantsschool9 variantspintar9 variantsdourado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list