# start vs startup

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### startup
*noun · frequency rank #29,915*
empresa nascente, geralmente de base tecnológica, com modelo de negócios escalável e sob alto grau de incerteza

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