# stats vs stops

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### stats
*noun · IPA /stæts/ · frequency rank #4,124*
Clipping of statistics (the subject).

### stops
*noun · IPA /stɒps/ · frequency rank #3,657*
plural of stop

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