Which to use
“Slates” is a name and “statues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,781
- “Slates” frequency rank
- #12,148
- “statues” frequency rank
- 58929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Slates | statues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of statue |
Letter map: Slates vs statues
Shared letters muted; letters that set Slates and statues apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for Slates / statues
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Slates is aname and statuesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Slates is recorded at frequency rank #46,781, classified as aname. statues is at rank #12,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/.
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 58929, this pair ranks #109,371 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Slates vs statues
Shared letters: aest. Private to "Slates": l. Private to "statues": u.
"Slates" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "statues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Slates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,371 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Slates" and "statues" 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 #109,371 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.