Which to use
“stand” and “stated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #756
- “stand” frequency rank
- #1,880
- “stated” frequency rank
- 2636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stand | stated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To position or be positioned physically: | simple past and past participle of state |
Where the eye mixes stand and stated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. stand (/stænd/) and stated (/ˈsteɪtɪd/) 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 2636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stand is recorded at frequency rank #756, classified as averb, pronounced /stænd/. stated is at rank #1,880, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsteɪtɪd/.
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 2636, this pair ranks #524,459 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stand vs stated
Shared letters: adst. Private to "stand": n. Private to "stated": e.
"stand" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stated" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC