statues
/ˈstæt͡ʃuz/noun, verb
statues is spelled S-T-A-T-U-E-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, statues means “A children's game in which the players have to stand still without moving while being looked at” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in statues?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-T-U-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is statues?
Statues appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce statues?
- UK /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/
- UK /ˈstæt.juːz/
- US /ˈstæt͡ʃuz/
Statues has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-statues.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does statues mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A children's game in which the players have to stand still without moving while being looked at.
- 2
plural of statue
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of statue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statues in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense children's game:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | un, deux, trois, soleil |
| German | eins, zwei, drei, Ochs am Berg |
| Portuguese | um, dois, três, macaquinho do chinês |
| Spanish | uno, dos, tres, toca la pared, uno, dos, tres, calabaza, escondite inglés |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.