Which to use
“situated” is an adjective and “stated” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,265
- “situated” frequency rank
- #1,880
- “stated” frequency rank
- 7145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | situated | stated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Located in a specific place. | simple past and past participle of state |
Where the eye mixes situated and stated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between situated and stated
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: situated is /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ while stated is /ˈsteɪtɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
situated is recorded at frequency rank #5,265, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/. stated is at rank #1,880, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsteɪtɪd/.
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 7145, this pair ranks #508,353 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of situated vs stated
Shared letters: adest. Private to "situated": iu. Private to "stated": -.
"situated" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "stated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "situated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #508,353 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "situated" and "stated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stated vs stilted". 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 #508,353 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.