Which to use
“stade” and “stats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,191
- “stade” frequency rank
- #11,864
- “stats” frequency rank
- 13055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | stats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure de longueur valant à peu près 180 mètres. | Pluriel de stat. |
Where the eye mixes stade and stats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. stade (CCVCV) and stats (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between stade and stats
A purely visual mix-up. stade (\stad\) and stats (\stat\) 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 13055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stade is recorded at frequency rank #1,191, classified as anoun, pronounced \stad\. stats is at rank #11,864, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stat\.
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 13055, this pair ranks #402,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs stats
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stade": de. Private to "stats": -.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stade" and "stats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stade" or "stats"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "stats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stase vs stats". 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 #402,622 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.