# statute

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstatjuːt/ · frequency rank #9,257

## Definitions
1. A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
2. A rule of an organization or institution.
3. A 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. A (theoretical) type of statutory law specified as regulating a person or thing.
6. A statute fair.

## Etymology
From Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Late Latin statutum (“a statute”), neuter singular of Latin statutus, past participle of statuō (“I set up, establish”).

## Easily confused with
- **statutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statute-vs-statutes)
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/state-vs-statute)
- **status** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/status-vs-statute)
- **statue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statue-vs-statute)
- **salute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salute-vs-statute)
- **statues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statues-vs-statute)
- **stature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stature-vs-statute)
- **statuette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/statuette-vs-statute)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sattute`, `sstatute`, `stattute`, `statuet`, `statutte`, `stautte`, `sttatute`, `sttaute`, `tsatute`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/statute