stature
stat·ure/ˈstæt͡ʃ.ɚ/noun
stature is spelled S-T-A-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (stat·ure). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stature means “A person or animal's natural height when standing upright” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stature is statures.
How many letters and syllables are in stature?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stat·ure |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stature?
Stature appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 stature?
- UK /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/
- US /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ɚ/
Stature has 2 syllables, split stat·ure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-stature.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stature?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stature from its last stressed vowel (/ætʃəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stature
- statures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stature mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- 2
Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.
- 3
obsoleteStatue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stature in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Körpergröße, Statur |
| Spanish | estatura , talla, valía |
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.
Where does stature come from?
From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).