# stat vs STM

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stat
*adverb · IPA /stæt/ · frequency rank #7,748*
Immediately; now.

### STM
*noun · frequency rank #38,181*
Initialism of scanning tunneling microscope.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stat-vs-stm