Which to use
“stade” and “strate” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,191
- “stade” frequency rank
- #41,019
- “strate” frequency rank
- 42210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stade | strate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mesure de longueur valant à peu près 180 mètres. | Couche, niveau parmi plusieurs. |
Where the eye mixes stade and strate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stade and strate
A purely visual mix-up. stade (\stad\) and strate (\stʁat\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42210, 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\. strate is at rank #41,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stʁat\.
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 42210, this pair ranks #227,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stade vs strate
Shared letters: aest. Private to "stade": d. Private to "strate": r.
"stade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "strate" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stade" for "strate" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stade" vs "strate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stade" and "strate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stade" and "strate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stase vs strate". 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 #227,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.