# stadia vs staid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stadia
*noun · frequency rank #40,903*
A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope.

### staid
*adjective · IPA /steɪd/ · frequency rank #48,507*
Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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