# statue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/ · frequency rank #6,186

## Definitions
1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
2. A portrait.

## Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”). Doublet of statua.

## Easily confused with
- **stave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-stave)
- **status** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-status)
- **statute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-statute)
- **statues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-statues)
- **stature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-stature)
- **stratum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-stratum)
- **statutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-statutes)
- **stat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stat-vs-statue)
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sate-vs-statue)
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/state-vs-statue)
- **stage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stage-vs-statue)
- **stats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stats-vs-statue)
- **stake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stake-vs-statue)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stare-vs-statue)
- **slate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slate-vs-statue)
- **skate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skate-vs-statue)
- **stale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stale-vs-statue)
- **spate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spate-vs-statue)
- **stade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stade-vs-statue)
- **states** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/states-vs-statue)

## Common misspellings (8)
`sattue`, `sstatue`, `stateu`, `stattue`, `staute`, `sttatue`, `sttaue`, `tsatue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/statue