Which to use
“escalão” and “estação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,000
- “escalão” frequency rank
- #1,116
- “estação” frequency rank
- 11116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escalão | estação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nível hierárquico | cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano |
Where the eye mixes escalão and estação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. escalão and estação follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between escalão and estação
A purely visual mix-up. escalão (/iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and estação (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escalão is recorded at frequency rank #10,000, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.kɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. estação is at rank #1,116, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 11116, this pair ranks #61,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of escalão vs estação
Shared letters: aeosã. Private to "escalão": cl. Private to "estação": tç.
"escalão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "estação" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "escalão" and "estação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "escalão" or "estação" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escalão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escalão" and "estação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escalão vs estalo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.