Which to use
“errar” and “estar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,525
- “errar” frequency rank
- #186
- “estar” frequency rank
- 10711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errar | estar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cometer erro em | associa uma característica (momentânea, não permanente) a um ser |
Letter map: errar vs estar
Shared letters muted; letters that set errar and estar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: errar and estar
errar 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errar is recorded at frequency rank #10,525, classified as averb, pronounced /i.ˈRaɾ/. 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 10711, this pair ranks #62,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of errar vs estar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "errar": -. Private to "estar": st.
"errar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "estar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "errar" and "estar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "errar" or "estar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "errar" and "estar".
- Full dictionary entry for "errar" 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 #62,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errar" and "estar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errar vs erre". 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 #62,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.