Which to use
“estábulo” and “estatuto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,698
- “estábulo” frequency rank
- #3,835
- “estatuto” frequency rank
- 42533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estábulo | estatuto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alprendre ou curral, em que se abriga o gado | regra que tem força de lei |
Where the eye mixes estábulo and estatuto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. estábulo and estatuto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between estábulo and estatuto
A purely visual mix-up. estábulo (/iʃ.ˈta.bu.lu/) and estatuto (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.tu/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estábulo is recorded at frequency rank #38,698, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.bu.lu/. estatuto is at rank #3,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.tu/.
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 42533, this pair ranks #23,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of estábulo vs estatuto
Shared letters: eostu. Private to "estábulo": blá. Private to "estatuto": a.
"estábulo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "estatuto" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- estatuto ← esattuto · esstatuto · estattuo · estattuto · estatuot · estatutto · estautto · esttatuto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "estábulo" and "estatuto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "estábulo" or "estatuto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "estábulo" and "estatuto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estábulo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estatuto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estábulo" and "estatuto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estábulo vs estalo". 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 #23,233 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.