# statistic vs statistics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### statistic
*adjective · IPA /stəˈtɪs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #16,137*
Alternative form of statistical.

### statistics
*noun · IPA /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ · frequency rank #2,503*
A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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