Which to use
“stade” is a noun and “stayed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,387
- “stade” frequency rank
- #2,864
- “stayed” frequency rank
- 44251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | stayed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”). | simple past and past participle of stay |
Same sound, different letters: stade vs stayed
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: stade vs stayed
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: stade and stayed carry the same recorded pronunciation, /steɪd/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44251, 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/. stayed is at rank #2,864, tagged as averb, pronounced /steɪd/.
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 44251, this pair ranks #232,356 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs stayed
Shared letters: adest. Private to "stade": -. Private to "stayed": y.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stayed" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stade" and "stayed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "stade" or "stayed" show up more?
What to do next
"stade" and "stayed" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stayed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,356 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "stayed" 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 #232,356 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.