estaturavsestatutoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#19,983
“estatura” frequency rank
#3,835
“estatuto” frequency rank
23818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estatura estatuto
Definition altura ou grandeza de um ser animado regra que tem força de lei

Where the eye mixes estatura and estatuto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. estatura and estatuto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
estatura
8 ch
estatuto

Visual trap between estatura and estatuto

A purely visual mix-up. estatura (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) and estatuto (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estatura is recorded at frequency rank #19,983, classified as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/. estatuto is at rank #3,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced /iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.tu/.

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 23818, this pair ranks #45,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of estatura vs estatuto

Shared letters: aestu. Private to "estatura": r. Private to "estatuto": o.

"estatura" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "estatuto" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estatura ← esattura · esstatura · estatrua · estattura · estatuar · estaturra · estautra · esttatura
  • estatuto ← esattuto · esstatuto · estattuo · estattuto · estatuot · estatutto · estautto · esttatuto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "estatura" and "estatuto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/ versus /iʃ.tɐ.ˈtu.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "estatura" or "estatuto"?
"estatuto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,835 in our Portuguese list, against #19,983 for "estatura". 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 "estatura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estatuto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estatura" and "estatuto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "espátula vs estatura". 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 #45,932 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