estudante
/iʃ.tu.ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“estudante” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,420 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,420
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquele ou aquela que estuda
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estudante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /iʃ.tu.ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,420 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estudante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for estudante is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /iʃ.tu.ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,420 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 generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for estudante, with forms such as "esstudante", "estduante", and "esttudante". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "estudantil", "estante", "espumante", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 estudante, spelled E-S-T-U-D-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1aquele ou aquela que estuda
- 2discípulo
- 3aluno
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esstudante,estduante,esttudante,estuadnte,estudanet,estudannte,estudantte,estudatne,estuddante,estudnate,esutdante,etsudante,setudante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estudante - 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.
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.
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Using “estudante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-U-D-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /iʃ.tu.ˈdɐ̃.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estudantil” - see the side-by-side comparison. estudante vs estudantil
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.