editarvsestarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“editar” and “estar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,534
“editar” frequency rank
#186
“estar” frequency rank
6720
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature editar estar
Definition imprimir e distribuir, normalmente através de circuitos comerciais, uma obra literária, artística ou científica associa uma característica (momentânea, não permanente) a um ser

Letter map: editar vs estar

Shared letters muted; letters that set editar and estar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
editar
5 ch
estar

Spelling & dictionary notes on editar vs estar

editar and estar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

editar is recorded at frequency rank #6,534, classified as averb, pronounced /e.d͡ʒi.ˈta(ɹ). 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 6720, this pair ranks #67,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of editar vs estar

Shared letters: aert. Private to "editar": di. Private to "estar": s.

"editar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "estar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editaredditar · ediatr · editarr · editra · edittar · edtiar · eidtar
  • estaresatr · esstar · estarr · estra · esttar · etsar · setar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "editar" and "estar" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "editar" or "estar" show up more?
"estar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #186 in our Portuguese list, against #6,534 for "editar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

You've compared "editar" and "estar". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "editar" 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 #67,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "editar" and "estar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "editar vs Edite". 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 #67,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list