Which to use
“ste” is a verb and “stop” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- #7,087
- “stop” frequency rank
- 43329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ste | stop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | pare, para |
Letter map: ste vs stop
Shared letters muted; letters that set ste and stop apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - ste and stop
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ste is averb and stopanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ste is recorded at frequency rank #36,242, classified as averb. stop is at rank #7,087, tagged as anintj.
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 43329, this pair ranks #22,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ste vs stop
Shared letters: st. Private to "ste": e. Private to "stop": op.
"ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "stop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stop ← sotp · sstop · stopp · stpo · sttop · tsop
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ste" and "stop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ste" or "stop" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ste" and "stop".
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ste" and "stop" 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 #22,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.