stator

noun

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

The verdict

“stator” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,503
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The stationary part of a motor or other machine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stator · stator · English

stator · rank #44,503 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,503
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH staphylococcus

Nearest frequency peer: staphylococcus (-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 “stator”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stator” 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).

stator vs stats
67% similar
stator vs status
67% similar
stator vs statue
67% similar

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

Key facts for stator
PropertyValue
Headwordstator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,503
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stator”

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).statorlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “staphylococcus” (#44,502), “steelhead” (#44,504), “stewed” (#44,505). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stator” is #44,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around stator, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,503 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The stationary part of a motor or other machine.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for stator, with forms such as "sattor", "sstator", and "staotr". 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", "status", "statue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”). The correct English form is stator, spelled S-T-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The stationary part of a motor or other machine.

Etymology

From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”).

This word in other languages

estátor(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattor
  • sstator
  • staotr
  • statorr
  • statro
  • stattor
  • sttaor
  • sttator
  • tsator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stator - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sattor2sstator1staotr2statorr1statro2stattor1sttaor2sttator1
Edit distance from "stator"

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 "stator"?
"stator" is spelled S-T-A-T-O-R.
What does "stator" mean?
As a noun, "stator" means: The stationary part of a motor or other machine.
What words are commonly confused with "stator"?
"stator" is commonly confused with "stats", "status", "statue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "stator"?
From stationary or static by analogy with rotor; alternatively from a hypothetical Latin stātor (literally “stander”); all ultimately from stāre (“to stand”). 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 "stator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

stewed#44,505subpar#44,514sleaze#44,490swanky#44,518

Similar misspelling depth

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

tinsel9 variantssadist9 variantsrubbers9 variantsRaffaele9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list