Which to use
“estação” and “Estêvão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,116
- “estação” frequency rank
- #38,699
- “Estêvão” frequency rank
- 39815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estação | Estêvão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada uma das quatro grandes divisões climatológicas do ano | Estêvão |
Where the eye mixes estação and Estêvão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: estação vs Estêvão
A purely visual mix-up. estação (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and Estêvão (/es.'te.ba.o/) 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 39815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estação is recorded at frequency rank #1,116, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Estêvão is at rank #38,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced /es.'te.ba.o/.
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 39815, this pair ranks #26,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of estação vs Estêvão
Shared letters: eostã. Private to "estação": aç. Private to "Estêvão": vê.
"estação" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "Estêvão" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "estação" and "Estêvão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "estação" or "Estêvão"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "estação" and "Estêvão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Estêvão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estação" and "Estêvão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esterno vs Estêvão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.