Which to use
“stakes” and “statues” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,962
- “stakes” frequency rank
- #12,148
- “statues” frequency rank
- 19110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stakes | statues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of stake | plural of statue |
Where the eye mixes stakes and statues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stakes with statues
A purely visual mix-up. stakes (/steɪks/) and statues (/ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/) 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 19110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stakes is recorded at frequency rank #6,962, classified as anoun, pronounced /steɪks/. 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 19110, this pair ranks #440,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stakes vs statues
Shared letters: aest. Private to "stakes": k. Private to "statues": u.
"stakes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "statues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stakes" and "statues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stakes" vs "statues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stakes" and "statues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stakes" 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 #440,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stakes" and "statues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statues vs staves". 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 #440,457 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.