Which to use
“estado” and “estrago” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #134
- “estado” frequency rank
- #12,434
- “estrago” frequency rank
- 12568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estado | estrago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | circunstância em que se está, situação | deterioração, prejuízo, dano |
Letter map: estado vs estrago
Shared letters muted; letters that set estado and estrago apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. estado runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against estrago's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: estado and estrago
estado and estrago 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estado is recorded at frequency rank #134, classified as anoun. estrago is at rank #12,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈtɾa.ɡu/.
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 12568, this pair ranks #59,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of estado vs estrago
Shared letters: aeost. Private to "estado": d. Private to "estrago": gr.
"estado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estrago" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "estado" for "estrago" ever safe?
Frequency check: "estado" vs "estrago" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "estado" vs "estrago" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "estado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "estrago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estado" and "estrago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estrago vs estrato". 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 #59,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.