# stateside vs statewide

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stateside
*adjective · frequency rank #35,096*
In the United States.

### statewide
*adjective · IPA /steɪtˈwaɪd/ · frequency rank #12,508*
Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stateside-vs-statewide