Which to use
“eca” is an intj and “está” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,275
- “eca” frequency rank
- #45
- “está” frequency rank
- 13320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eca | está |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa nojo | terceira pessoa do verbo estar no presente do indicativo; indica condição temporária |
Letter map: eca vs está
Shared letters muted; letters that set eca and está apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. eca runs 3 letters (VCV) against está's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for eca / está
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: eca is anintj and estáaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eca is recorded at frequency rank #13,275, classified as anintj. está is at rank #45, 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 13320, this pair ranks #59,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eca vs está
Shared letters: e. Private to "eca": ac. Private to "está": stá.
"eca" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "está" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "eca" and "está" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "eca" or "está"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "eca" and "está".
- Full dictionary entry for "eca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "está" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eca" and "está" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ear vs eca". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.