estovsêxitoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,970
“esto” frequency rank
#5,806
“êxito” frequency rank
28776
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esto êxito
Definition agitação das águas do mar; maré; preamar resultado

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set esto and êxito apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
esto
5 ch
êxito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

esto and êxito are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esto is recorded at frequency rank #22,970, classified as anoun. êxito is at rank #5,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɐj.zi.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 28776, this pair ranks #40,010 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of esto vs êxito

Shared letters: ot. Private to "esto": es. Private to "êxito": ixê.

"esto" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "êxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estoesot · essto · estto · etso · seto

Frequency comparison

esto#22,970
êxito#5,806

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "esto" and "êxito" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "esto" or "êxito"?
"êxito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,806 in our Portuguese list, against #22,970 for "esto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering esto vs êxito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “esto” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list