Which to use
“esto” is a noun and “ets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,970
- “esto” frequency rank
- #34,703
- “ets” frequency rank
- 57673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esto | ets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agitação das águas do mar; maré; preamar | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ésser |
Letter map: esto vs ets
Shared letters muted; letters that set esto and ets apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: esto vs ets
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: esto is anoun and etsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esto is recorded at frequency rank #22,970, classified as anoun. ets is at rank #34,703, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈeʦ/.
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 57673, this pair ranks #9,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esto vs ets
Shared letters: est. Private to "esto": o. Private to "ets": -.
"esto" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ets" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esto ← esot · essto · estto · etso · seto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "esto" and "ets" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "esto" or "ets"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "esto" and "ets".
- Full dictionary entry for "esto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esto" and "ets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "être vs ets". 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 #9,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.