Which to use
“stat” is an adverb and “stir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,748
- “stat” frequency rank
- #7,614
- “stir” frequency rank
- 15362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stat | stir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Immediately; now. | To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
Where the eye mixes stat and stir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stat is /stæt/ while stir is /stɜː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15362, 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/. stir is at rank #7,614, tagged as averb, pronounced /stɜː/.
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 15362, this pair ranks #464,396 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stat vs stir
Shared letters: st. Private to "stat": a. Private to "stir": ir.
"stat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "stir" · 4 letters · shape CCVC