Which to use
“errado” is an adjective and “estado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #697
- “errado” frequency rank
- #134
- “estado” frequency rank
- 831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errado | estado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | incorreto | circunstância em que se está, situação |
Letter map: errado vs estado
Shared letters muted; letters that set errado and estado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for errado / estado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: errado is anadjective and estadoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errado is recorded at frequency rank #697, classified as anadj, pronounced /i.ˈRa.du/. estado is at rank #134, tagged as anoun.
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 831, this pair ranks #74,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of errado vs estado
Shared letters: adeo. Private to "errado": r. Private to "estado": st.
"errado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "errado" and "estado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "errado" or "estado"?
What to do next
Pair "errado" vs "estado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "errado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errado" and "estado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estado vs esteio". 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 #74,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.