Which to use
“status” and “statutes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,439
- “status” frequency rank
- #15,067
- “statutes” frequency rank
- 16506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | status | statutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others. | plural of statute |
Where the eye mixes status and statutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses status with statutes
A purely visual mix-up. status (/ˈsteɪ.təs/) and statutes (/ˈstæt͡ʃuts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
status is recorded at frequency rank #1,439, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪ.təs/. statutes is at rank #15,067, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈstæt͡ʃuts/.
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 16506, this pair ranks #457,326 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of status vs statutes
Shared letters: astu. Private to "status": -. Private to "statutes": e.
"status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "statutes" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "status" for "statutes" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "status" and "statutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "status" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,326 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "status" and "statutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "status vs staves". 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 #457,326 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.