statute
/ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/noun
statute is spelled S-T-A-T-U-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, statute means “A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of statute is statutes.
How many letters and syllables are in statute?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-T-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th 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 statute?
Statute appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 statute?
- UK /ˈstatjuːt/
- UK /ˈstat͡ʃuːt/
- US /ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/
Statute 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-statute.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of statute
- statutes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does statute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
The new statute limited working hours.
- 2
A rule of an organization or institution.
- 3
archaicA law or decree made by a sovereign, or by God.
- 4
A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
- 5
Legal status of being subject to this.
- 6
A statute fair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense written law as laid down by the legislature:
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 statute come from?
From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”), neuter singular of Latin statutus, past participle of statuō (“to set up, establish”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).