statuette

/ˌstætjuˈɛt/

//ˌstætjuˈɛt// noun

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"statuette" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“statuette” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,792
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in te...

Corpus desk

Index EN-statuette · statuette · English

statuette · rank #46,792 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,792
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH statist

Nearest frequency peer: statist (-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 “statuette”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “statuette” 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).

statuette vs statute
78% similar

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

Key facts for statuette
PropertyValue
Headwordstatuette
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌstætjuˈɛt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,792
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “statuette”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).statuettelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “statist” (#46,791), “starburst” (#46,790), “standish” (#46,789). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “statuette” is #46,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around statuette (IPA /ˌstætjuˈɛt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,792 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in te...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for statuette, with forms such as "sattuette", "sstatuette", and "stateutte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "statute", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix). The correct English form is statuette, spelled S-T-A-T-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] may be discovered not far from a charming statuette of Queen Alexandra, and there is also the figurette of King George's elder brother.
  2. Some statuettes are not monochrome but represent characters. That is why they are called nanofigures.

Etymology

Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix).

This word in other languages

statuette(Français)Statuette(Deutsch)estatueta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattuette
  • sstatuette
  • stateutte
  • stattuette
  • statuete
  • statuetet
  • statutete
  • stautette
  • sttatuette
  • sttauette
  • tsatuette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sattuette2sstatuette1stateutte2stattuette1statuete1statuetet2statutete2stautette2
Edit distance from "statuette"

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 "statuette"?
"statuette" is spelled S-T-A-T-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌstætjuˈɛt/.
What does "statuette" mean?
As a noun, "statuette" means: A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in te...
What words are commonly confused with "statuette"?
"statuette" is commonly confused with "statute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "statuette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statuette" is /ˌstætjuˈɛt/. 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 "statuette"?
Borrowed from French statuette, from statue f + -ette (feminine of the diminutive suffix -et). By surface analysis, statue + -ette (diminutive suffix). 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 "statuette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

starburst#46,790storeroom#46,795Sotomayor#46,788Sophocles#46,785

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

statist11 variantssmartass11 variantsshunning11 variantstriceps11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list