Which to use
“este” is a pronoun and “esto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #77
- “este” frequency rank
- #22,970
- “esto” frequency rank
- 23047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | este | esto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo a alguém ou alguma coisa que esteja perto de quem fala: | agitação das águas do mar; maré; preamar |
Letter map: este vs esto
Shared letters muted; letters that set este and esto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for este / esto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: este is apronoun and estoanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “este” becomes o in “esto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
este is recorded at frequency rank #77, classified as apron. esto is at rank #22,970, 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 23047, this pair ranks #46,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of este vs esto
Shared letters: est. Private to "este": -. Private to "esto": o.
"este" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "esto" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "este" and "esto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "este" or "esto" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "este" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "este" and "esto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elio vs esto". 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 #46,851 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.