Which to use
“Slates” is a name and “stated” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,781
- “Slates” frequency rank
- #1,880
- “stated” frequency rank
- 48661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Slates | stated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | simple past and past participle of state |
Letter map: Slates vs stated
Shared letters muted; letters that set Slates and stated apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Slates / stated
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Slates is aname and statedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Slates is recorded at frequency rank #46,781, classified as aname. 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 48661, this pair ranks #190,924 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Slates vs stated
Shared letters: aest. Private to "Slates": l. Private to "stated": d.
"Slates" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Slates" and "stated" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Slates" vs "stated" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Slates" 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 #190,924 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Slates" and "stated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sate vs Slates". 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 #190,924 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.