Which to use
“stades” and “statues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,784
- “stades” frequency rank
- #8,931
- “statues” frequency rank
- 17715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stades | statues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de stade. | Pluriel de statue. |
Where the eye mixes stades and statues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stades with statues
A purely visual mix-up. stades (\stad\) and statues (\sta.ty\) 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 17715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stades is recorded at frequency rank #8,784, classified as anoun, pronounced \stad\. statues is at rank #8,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.ty\.
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 17715, this pair ranks #381,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stades vs statues
Shared letters: aest. Private to "stades": d. Private to "statues": u.
"stades" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "statues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stades" and "statues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stades" or "statues"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stades" and "statues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stades" and "statues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stalles vs statues". 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 #381,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.