Which to use
“stages” is a noun and “stagner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,464
- “stages” frequency rank
- #36,165
- “stagner” frequency rank
- 44629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stages | stagner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de stage. | Pour un liquide, ne pas bouger, rester inerte. |
Where the eye mixes stages and stagner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. stages runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against stagner's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stages with stagner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stages is \staʒ\ while stagner is \staɡ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stages is recorded at frequency rank #8,464, classified as anoun, pronounced \staʒ\. stagner is at rank #36,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \staɡ.ne\.
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 44629, this pair ranks #209,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stages vs stagner
Shared letters: aegst. Private to "stages": -. Private to "stagner": nr.
"stages" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stagner" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stages" and "stagner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "stages" vs "stagner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stages" and "stagner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stagner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stages" and "stagner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stagner vs stoner". 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 #209,015 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.