statistics

/stəˈtɪs.tɪks/

//stəˈtɪs.tɪks// noun

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"statistics" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“statistics” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,503
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Corpus desk

Index EN-statistics · statistics · English

statistics · rank #2,503 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,503
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shares

Nearest frequency peer: shares (-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 “statistics”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “statistics” 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).

statistics vs statistic
90% similar
statistics vs statistical
82% similar

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

Key facts for statistics
PropertyValue
Headwordstatistics
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/stəˈtɪs.tɪks/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,503
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “statistics”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).statisticslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “shares” (#2,502), “switch” (#2,504), “Scottish” (#2,501). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “statistics” is #2,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around statistics (IPA /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,503 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for statistics, with forms such as "sattistics", "sstatistics", and "staitstics". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "statistic", "statistical", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German Statistik, from New Latin statisticum (“of the state”) and Italian statista (“statesman, politician”), compare English statist. Statistik introduced by Gottfried Achenwall (1749), originally designated the analysis of data about the state. The correct English form is statistics, spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences.
  2. As for statistics, the foundations include, on any interpretation of which I have ever heard, the foundations of probability, as controversial a subject as one could name. As in other sciences, controversies over the foundations of statistics reflect themselves to some extent in everyday practice, nut not nearly so catastrophically as one might imagine.[……

Etymology

From German Statistik, from New Latin statisticum (“of the state”) and Italian statista (“statesman, politician”), compare English statist. Statistik introduced by Gottfried Achenwall (1749), originally designated the analysis of data about the state.

This word in other languages

estadística(Español)statistique(Français)Statistik(Deutsch)estatística(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattistics
  • sstatistics
  • staitstics
  • statisitcs
  • statisstics
  • statistcis
  • statisticcs
  • statisticss
  • statistisc
  • statisttics
  • statitsics
  • statsitics
  • stattistics
  • sttaistics
  • sttatistics
  • tsatistics

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sattistics2sstatistics1staitstics2statisitcs2statisstics1statistcis2statisticcs1statisticss1
Edit distance from "statistics"

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 "statistics"?
"statistics" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/.
What does "statistics" mean?
As a noun, "statistics" means: A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.
What words are commonly confused with "statistics"?
"statistics" is commonly confused with "statistic", "statistical". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "statistics"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statistics" is /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/. 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 "statistics"?
From German Statistik, from New Latin statisticum (“of the state”) and Italian statista (“statesman, politician”), compare English statist. Statistik introduced by Gottfried Achenwall (1749), originally designated the analysis of data about the st... 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 "statistics", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list