estadiavsestátuaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“estadia” and “estátua” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,763
“estadia” frequency rank
#5,944
“estátua” frequency rank
14707
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estadia estátua
Definition tempo que se permanece em algum lugar obra de arte desenvolvida no espaço (três dimensões) que representa um ser, normalmente uma mulher ou um homem

Where the eye mixes estadia and estátua

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
estadia
7 ch
estátua

Visual trap between estadia and estátua

A purely visual mix-up. estadia (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈdi.ɐ/) and estátua (/iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/) 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 14707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estadia is recorded at frequency rank #8,763, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈdi.ɐ/. estátua is at rank #5,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/.

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 14707, this pair ranks #57,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of estadia vs estátua

Shared letters: aest. Private to "estadia": di. Private to "estátua": .

"estadia" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "estátua" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estadiaesatdia · esstadia · estadai · estaddia · estaida · estdaia · esttadia · etsadia

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "estadia" and "estátua" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈdi.ɐ/ versus /iʃ.ˈta.twɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "estadia" or "estátua" show up more?
"estátua" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,944 in our Portuguese list, against #8,763 for "estadia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estadia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estátua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estadia" and "estátua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estadia vs estagiar". 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 #57,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list