statistician

/ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/

//ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩// noun

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"statistician" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“statistician” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,300. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,300
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-statistician · statistician · English

statistician · rank #34,300 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,300
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SPS

Nearest frequency peer: SPS (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “statistician”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “statistician” 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).

statistician vs statistical
83% similar

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

Key facts for statistician
PropertyValue
Headwordstatistician
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,300
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “statistician”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).statisticianlands 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 “SPS” (#34,299), “spousal” (#34,298), “storefront” (#34,302). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “statistician” is #34,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around statistician (IPA /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,300 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for statistician, with forms such as "sattistician", "sstatistician", and "staitstician". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "statistical", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From statistic + -ian. The correct English form is statistician, spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
  2. 2
    A mathematician with a specialty of statistics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. If the F.R. ever expands its administration to include a statistician, his figure for net foot-pounds of elbow grease per trailing ton-mile are going to look quite impressive.

Etymology

From statistic + -ian.

This word in other languages

estadístico(Español)statisticien(Français)Statistiker(Deutsch)estatístico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattistician
  • sstatistician
  • staitstician
  • statisitcian
  • statisstician
  • statistciian
  • statisticain
  • statisticcian
  • statisticiann
  • statisticina
  • statistiican
  • statisttician
  • statitsician
  • statsitician
  • stattistician
  • sttaistician
  • sttatistician
  • tsatistician

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of statistician - 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.

sattistician2sstatistician1staitstician2statisitcian2statisstician1statistciian2statisticain2statisticcian1
Edit distance from "statistician"

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 "statistician"?
"statistician" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/.
What does "statistician" mean?
As a noun, "statistician" means: A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
What words are commonly confused with "statistician"?
"statistician" is commonly confused with "statistical". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "statistician"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statistician" is /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/. 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 "statistician"?
From statistic + -ian. 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 "statistician", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list