# statistical vs statistically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### statistical
*adjective · IPA /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #5,735*
Of or pertaining to statistics.

### statistically
*adverb · IPA /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kə.li/ · frequency rank #11,800*
In a statistical way.

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