stature

/ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/

//ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə// noun

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

The verdict

“stature” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,138
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stature · stature · English

stature · rank #16,138 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,138
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH statistic

Nearest frequency peer: statistic (-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 “stature”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “stature” 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).

stature vs status
71% similar
stature vs suture
71% similar
stature vs statute
86% similar

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

Key facts for stature
PropertyValue
Headwordstature
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,138
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stature”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).staturelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “statistic” (#16,137), “steward” (#16,139), “stalker” (#16,136). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stature” is #16,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around stature (IPA /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,138 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stature, with forms such as "satture", "sstature", and "statrue". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "status", "suture", "statute", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra. The correct English form is stature, spelled S-T-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
  2. 2
    Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.
  3. 3
    Statue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mount's cool finish from Kane's pass after Raheem Sterling intercepted Berat Djimsiti's pass was another illustration of his growing stature and Chelsea's rising star must surely be a certain starter when England open their Euro 2020 finals campaign against Croatia at Wembley on 13 June.
  2. The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.

Etymology

From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satture
  • sstature
  • statrue
  • statture
  • statuer
  • staturre
  • stautre
  • sttature
  • sttaure
  • tsature

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stature - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

satture2sstature1statrue2statture1statuer2staturre1stautre2sttature1
Edit distance from "stature"

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 "stature"?
"stature" is spelled S-T-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/.
What does "stature" mean?
As a noun, "stature" means: A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
What words are commonly confused with "stature"?
"stature" is commonly confused with "status", "suture", "statute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stature" is /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/. 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 "stature"?
From Middle English stature, from Old French stature, from Latin statūra. 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 "stature", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list