stat
/stæt/
"stat" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stat” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,748
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Immediately; now.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stat · stat · English
stat · rank #7,748 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,748
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH spouse
Nearest frequency peer: spouse (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “stat”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sovereign
sovereign
92,257 corpus weight
- spouse
spouse
92,254 corpus weight
- stat
stat
92,253 corpus weight
- supervisor
supervisor
92,252 corpus weight
- synthetic
synthetic
92,251 corpus weight
- tense
tense
92,249 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “stat” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /stæt/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #7,748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stat” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around stat (IPA /stæt/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #7,748 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for stat, with forms such as "satt", "sstat", and "statt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "STD", "STR", "STS", 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 Latin statim (“immediately”). The correct English form is stat, spelled S-T-A-T.
Definition
- 1Immediately; now.
- 2Immediately.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
TBH, I’d get to shopping STAT because these hoodies will for sure sell like hotcakes once season 2 premieres on June 28. So make sure to snag one for yourself before they sell out and mark your calendar for the big day!
Etymology
From Latin statim (“immediately”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- satt
- sstat
- statt
- stta
- sttat
- tsat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stat - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stat", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.