Which to use
“estalo” and “estrago” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,580
- “estalo” frequency rank
- #12,434
- “estrago” frequency rank
- 48014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estalo | estrago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ruído breve e intenso, ruído do que racha | deterioração, prejuízo, dano |
Where the eye mixes estalo and estrago
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. estalo 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.
Look-alike desk: estalo vs estrago
A purely visual mix-up. estalo (/iʃ.ˈta.lu/) and estrago (/iʃ.ˈtɾa.ɡu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estalo is recorded at frequency rank #35,580, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.ˈta.lu/. 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 48014, this pair ranks #17,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of estalo vs estrago
Shared letters: aeost. Private to "estalo": l. Private to "estrago": gr.
"estalo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "estrago" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "estalo" and "estrago" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "estalo" or "estrago" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "estalo" and "estrago" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "estalo" 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 #17,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "estalo" and "estrago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estalo 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 #17,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.