Which to use
“stat” is an adverb and “static” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,748
- “stat” frequency rank
- #6,629
- “static” frequency rank
- 14377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stat | static |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Immediately; now. | Unchanging; that cannot or does not change. |
Where the eye mixes stat and static
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stat and static
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stat is /stæt/ while static is /ˈstæt.ɪk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “stat” sits inside “static”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stat is recorded at frequency rank #7,748, classified as anadv, pronounced /stæt/. static is at rank #6,629, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈstæt.ɪk/.
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 14377, this pair ranks #470,409 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stat vs static
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stat": -. Private to "static": ci.
"stat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "static" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stat" for "static" ever safe?
Which is more common, "stat" or "static"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stat" and "static" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "static" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #470,409 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stat" and "static" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staph vs stat". 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 #470,409 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.