# statistical vs statistician

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### statistician
*noun · IPA /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #34,300*
A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.

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