Which to use
“statement” and “statements” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,153
- “statement” frequency rank
- #2,966
- “statements” frequency rank
- 4119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statement | statements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A declaration or remark. | plural of statement |
Where the eye mixes statement and statements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between statement and statements
A purely visual mix-up. statement (/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/) and statements (/ˈsteɪt.mənts/) 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 extra letter(s) - “statement” sits inside “statements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statement is recorded at frequency rank #1,153, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/. statements is at rank #2,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪt.mənts/.
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 4119, this pair ranks #519,935 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of statement vs statements
Shared letters: aemnst. Private to "statement": -. Private to "statements": -.
"statement" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "statements" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- statement ← sattement · sstatement · staetment · stateemnt · statemennt · statementt · statemetn · statemment
- statements ← sattements · sstatements · staetments · stateemnts · statemennts · statemenst · statementss · statementts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "statement" and "statements" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "statement" or "statements" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "statement" and "statements" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "statement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #519,935 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statement" and "statements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statement vs statesmen". 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 #519,935 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.