Which to use
“está” is a verb and “estalo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45
- “está” frequency rank
- #35,580
- “estalo” frequency rank
- 35625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | está | estalo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do verbo estar no presente do indicativo; indica condição temporária | ruído breve e intenso, ruído do que racha |
Letter map: está vs estalo
Shared letters muted; letters that set está and estalo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. está runs 4 letters (VCCV) against estalo's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: está vs estalo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: está is averb and estaloanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
está is recorded at frequency rank #45, classified as averb. estalo is at rank #35,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.lu/.
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 35625, this pair ranks #31,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of está vs estalo
Shared letters: est. Private to "está": á. Private to "estalo": alo.
"está" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "estalo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- estalo ← esatlo · esstalo · estallo · estaol · estlao · esttalo · etsalo · setalo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "está" and "estalo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "está" or "estalo"?
What to do next
You've compared "está" and "estalo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "está" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estalo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "está" and "estalo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estalo 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 #31,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.