Which to use
“Stasi” is a name and “stasis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,706
- “Stasi” frequency rank
- #29,480
- “stasis” frequency rank
- 67186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Stasi | stasis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). | A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Stasi and stasis apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Stasi is /ˈstɑːzi/ while stasis is /ˈsteɪsɪs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Stasi” sits inside “stasis”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Stasi is recorded at frequency rank #37,706, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈstɑːzi/. stasis is at rank #29,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪsɪs/.
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 67186, this pair ranks #64,514 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Stasi vs stasis
Shared letters: aist. Private to "Stasi": -. Private to "stasis": -.
"Stasi" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stasis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Stasi vs stasis
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Stasi”; for a noun, it's “stasis”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Stasi” entry
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