estágiovsestáticoTell them apart

Quick tell: estágio is a noun, estático is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“estágio” is a noun and “estático” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,391
“estágio” frequency rank
#28,572
“estático” frequency rank
32963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estágio estático
Definition aprendizagem imóvel

Where the eye mixes estágio and estático

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. estágio runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against estático's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
estágio
8 ch
estático

Look-alike desk: estágio vs estático

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: estágio is /iʃ.ˈta.ʒju/ while estático is /iʃ.ˈta.ti.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estágio is recorded at frequency rank #4,391, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.ʒju/. estático is at rank #28,572, tagged as anadj, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.ti.ku/.

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 32963, this pair ranks #34,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of estágio vs estático

Shared letters: eiostá. Private to "estágio": g. Private to "estático": c.

"estágio" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "estático" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "estágio" and "estático" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "estágio" is a noun and "estático" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "estágio" or "estático" show up more?
"estágio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,391 in our Portuguese list, against #28,572 for "estático". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "estágio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estágio" and "estático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errático vs estático". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #34,683 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