Which to use
“smash” and “stase” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,171
- “smash” frequency rank
- #49,372
- “stase” frequency rank
- 70543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | smash | stase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coup frappé violemment vers le sol. | Stabilité, constance dans le temps, immobilité, passivité ; absence de changement, de mouvement, d’activité (voir aussi l’adjectif statique). |
Where the eye mixes smash and stase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. smash (CCVCC) and stase (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses smash with stase
A purely visual mix-up. smash (\smaʃ\) and stase (\staz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
smash is recorded at frequency rank #21,171, classified as anoun, pronounced \smaʃ\. stase is at rank #49,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced \staz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70543, this pair ranks #50,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of smash vs stase
Shared letters: as. Private to "smash": hm. Private to "stase": et.
"smash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "smash" and "stase" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "smash" or "stase"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "smash" and "stase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "smash" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "smash" and "stase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SSE vs stase". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.