Which to use
“estado” and “estados” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #134
- “estado” frequency rank
- #332
- “estados” frequency rank
- 466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estado | estados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | circunstância em que se está, situação | plural de estado |
Letter map: estado vs estados
Shared letters muted; letters that set estado and estados apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. estado runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against estados's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - estado / estados
estado 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “estado” sits inside “estados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estado is recorded at frequency rank #134, classified as anoun. 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 466, this pair ranks #75,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of estado vs estados
Shared letters: adeost. Private to "estado": -. Private to "estados": -.
"estado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estados" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "estado" and "estados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "estado" or "estados"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "estado" and "estados".
- Full dictionary entry for "estado" 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 #75,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estado" and "estados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estado 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 #75,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.