Which to use
“skate” is a noun and “ste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,257
- “skate” frequency rank
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- 45499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skate | ste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prancha dotada de quatro pequenas rodas e dois eixos com a qual se faz malabarismos | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť |
Letter map: skate vs ste
Shared letters muted; letters that set skate and ste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: skate vs ste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: skate is anoun and steaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skate is recorded at frequency rank #9,257, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈskɐjt/. ste is at rank #36,242, tagged as averb.
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 45499, this pair ranks #19,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of skate vs ste
Shared letters: est. Private to "skate": ak. Private to "ste": -.
"skate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- skate ← ksate · sakte · skaet · skatte · skkate · sktae · sskate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "skate" for "ste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "skate" vs "ste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "skate" and "ste". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "skate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skate" and "ste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs ste". 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 #19,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.