Which to use
“ear” is an adjective and “estar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,574
- “ear” frequency rank
- #186
- “estar” frequency rank
- 39760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ear | estar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coclear | associa uma característica (momentânea, não permanente) a um ser |
Letter map: ear vs estar
Shared letters muted; letters that set ear and estar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for ear / estar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ear is anadjective and estaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ear is recorded at frequency rank #39,574, classified as anadj. estar is at rank #186, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39760, this pair ranks #26,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ear vs estar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "ear": -. Private to "estar": st.
"ear" · 3 letters · shape VVC · "estar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- estar ← esatr · esstar · estarr · estra · esttar · etsar · setar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ear" for "estar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ear" vs "estar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ear" and "estar".
- Full dictionary entry for "ear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ear" and "estar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs être". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #26,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.