# Stand vs start

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stand
*noun · IPA /ʃtant/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #8,826*
o fato de ficar ereto

### start
*noun · frequency rank #12,562*
ver estarte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/stand-vs-start