stasis

/ˈsteɪsɪs/

//ˈsteɪsɪs// noun

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"stasis" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stasis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,480
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stasis · stasis · English

stasis · rank #29,480 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,480
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH squashed

Nearest frequency peer: squashed (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stasis”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stasis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stasis vs stats
67% similar
stasis vs stays
67% similar
stasis vs states
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stasis
PropertyValue
Headwordstasis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsteɪsɪs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,480
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stasis”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stasislands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “squashed” (#29,478), “stonewall” (#29,482), “springboard” (#29,477). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stasis” is #29,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stasis (IPA /ˈsteɪsɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,480 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stasis, with forms such as "satsis", "sstasis", and "staiss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stats", "stays", "states", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis). See the doublet stead. The correct English form is stasis, spelled S-T-A-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.
  2. 2
    Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.
  3. 3
    A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change.
  4. 4
    One of the sections of a cathisma or portion of the psalter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stasis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. His company was sized for growth, not stasis.
  2. Boredom is an instrument of social control. Power is the power to impose boredom, to command stasis, to combine this stasis with anguish.

Etymology

From New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis). See the doublet stead.

This word in other languages

Blutstau(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satsis
  • sstasis
  • staiss
  • stasiss
  • stassi
  • stassis
  • stsais
  • sttasis
  • tsasis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stasis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

satsis2sstasis1staiss2stasiss1stassi2stassis1stsais2sttasis1
Edit distance from "stasis"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stasis"?
"stasis" is spelled S-T-A-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsteɪsɪs/.
What does "stasis" mean?
As a noun, "stasis" means: A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.
What words are commonly confused with "stasis"?
"stasis" is commonly confused with "stats", "stays", "states". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stasis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stasis" is /ˈsteɪsɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "stasis"?
From New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis). See the doublet stead. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stasis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sprawl#29,476sultry#29,485sordid#29,472swivel#29,489

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list