Which to use
“Ente” is a noun and “está” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,497
- “Ente” frequency rank
- #45
- “está” frequency rank
- 17542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ente | está |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pato | terceira pessoa do verbo estar no presente do indicativo; indica condição temporária |
Letter map: Ente vs está
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ente and está apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Ente and está follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Ente vs está
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ente is anoun and estáaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ente is recorded at frequency rank #17,497, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛntə/ ouvir^(fonte ?). 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 17542, this pair ranks #53,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ente vs está
Shared letters: et. Private to "Ente": n. Private to "está": sá.
"Ente" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "está" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ente ← enet · ennte · entte · etne · nete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ente" and "está" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ente" vs "está" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ente" and "está".
- Full dictionary entry for "Ente" 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 #53,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ente" and "está" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ente 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 #53,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.