estádiovsestadosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,779
“estádio” frequency rank
#332
“estados” frequency rank
2111
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estádio estados
Definition campo circundado por bancadas em anfiteatro para competições desportivas plural de estado

Letter map: estádio vs estados

Shared letters muted; letters that set estádio and estados apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. estádio (VCCVCVV) and estados (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
estádio
7 ch
estados

Spelling & dictionary notes on estádio vs estados

estádio and estados are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estádio is recorded at frequency rank #1,779, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.dju/. estados is at rank #332, tagged as anoun.

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 2111, this pair ranks #73,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of estádio vs estados

Shared letters: deost. Private to "estádio": iá. Private to "estados": a.

"estádio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "estados" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estados ← esatdos · esstados · estaddos · estadoss · estadso · estaods · estdaos · esttados

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "estádio" and "estados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "estádio" vs "estados" - which ranks higher?
"estados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #332 in our Portuguese list, against #1,779 for "estádio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "estádio" vs "estados" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estádio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,377 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estádio" and "estados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estádio 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 #73,377 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