Which to use
“está” is a verb and “extra” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45
- “está” frequency rank
- #2,880
- “extra” frequency rank
- 2925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | está | extra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do verbo estar no presente do indicativo; indica condição temporária | além do normal |
Letter map: está vs extra
Shared letters muted; letters that set está and extra apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for está / extra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: está is averb and extraanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
está is recorded at frequency rank #45, classified as averb. extra is at rank #2,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɜiʃtrɜ/.
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 2925, this pair ranks #72,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of está vs extra
Shared letters: et. Private to "está": sá. Private to "extra": arx.
"está" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "extra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- extra ← etxra · exrta · extar · extrra · exttra · exxtra · xetra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "está" and "extra" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "está" or "extra"?
After this comparison
Pair "está" vs "extra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "está" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "está" and "extra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "être vs extra". 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 #72,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.