Which to use
“stats” and “suits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,124
- “stats” frequency rank
- #4,719
- “suits” frequency rank
- 8843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stats | suits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of statistics (the subject). | plural of suit |
Where the eye mixes stats and suits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stats with suits
A purely visual mix-up. stats (/stæts/) and suits (/s(j)uːts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stats is recorded at frequency rank #4,124, classified as anoun, pronounced /stæts/. suits is at rank #4,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced /s(j)uːts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 8843, this pair ranks #500,441 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stats vs suits
Shared letters: st. Private to "stats": a. Private to "suits": iu.
"stats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "suits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stats" and "suits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stats" or "suits"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #500,441 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stats" and "suits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suds vs suits". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #500,441 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.