statues

/ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/

//ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz// noun

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"statues" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“statues” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,148
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of statue

Corpus desk

Index EN-statues · statues · English

statues · rank #12,148 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,148
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH standpoint

Nearest frequency peer: standpoint (-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 “statues”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “statues” 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).

statues vs status
86% similar
statues vs staves
71% similar
statues vs statute
71% similar

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

Key facts for statues
PropertyValue
Headwordstatues
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,148
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “statues”

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).statueslands 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 “standpoint” (#12,147), “stein” (#12,149), “staging” (#12,146). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “statues” is #12,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around statues (IPA /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,148 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of statue".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for statues, with forms such as "sattues", "sstatues", and "stateus". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "status", "staves", "statute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is statues, spelled S-T-A-T-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of statue

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattues
  • sstatues
  • stateus
  • stattues
  • statuess
  • statuse
  • stautes
  • sttatues
  • sttaues
  • tsatues

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of statues - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sattues2sstatues1stateus2stattues1statuess1statuse2stautes2sttatues1
Edit distance from "statues"

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 "statues"?
"statues" is spelled S-T-A-T-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/.
What does "statues" mean?
As a noun, "statues" means: plural of statue
What words are commonly confused with "statues"?
"statues" is commonly confused with "status", "staves", "statute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "statues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statues" is /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "statues" come from?
"statues" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "statues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

staging#12,146tasting#12,151seafood#12,138samurai#12,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

spying10 variantssalvage10 variantsposture10 variantsassemble10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list