Which to use
“spatule” and “stature” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,544
- “spatule” frequency rank
- #22,423
- “stature” frequency rank
- 63967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spatule | stature |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Baguette de bois, de métal, d’ivoire, etc., élargie et aplatie à un bout, dont on se sert en pharmacie et en chimie. | Hauteur du corps d’une personne ou d’un animal (dressé sur ses pattes postérieures). |
Where the eye mixes spatule and stature
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. spatule and stature follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: spatule vs stature
A purely visual mix-up. spatule (\spa.tyl\) and stature (\sta.tyʁ\) 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 63967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spatule is recorded at frequency rank #41,544, classified as anoun, pronounced \spa.tyl\. stature is at rank #22,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.tyʁ\.
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 63967, this pair ranks #79,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spatule vs stature
Shared letters: aestu. Private to "spatule": lp. Private to "stature": r.
"spatule" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "stature" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spatule" and "stature" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "spatule" vs "stature" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spatule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stature" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spatule" and "stature" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saoulé vs spatule". 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 #79,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.