Which to use
“stade” and “stages” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,387
- “stade” frequency rank
- #3,455
- “stages” frequency rank
- 44842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | stages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”). | plural of stage |
Where the eye mixes stade and stages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. stade runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against stages's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: stade vs stages
A purely visual mix-up. stade (/steɪd/) and stages (/ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stade is recorded at frequency rank #41,387, classified as anoun, pronounced /steɪd/. stages is at rank #3,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪz/.
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 44842, this pair ranks #226,820 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs stages
Shared letters: aest. Private to "stade": d. Private to "stages": g.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stages" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stade" and "stages" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stade" vs "stages" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stade" and "stages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,820 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "stages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stade vs staph". 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 #226,820 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.