Which to use
“stages” and “stats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,464
- “stages” frequency rank
- #11,864
- “stats” frequency rank
- 20328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stages | stats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de stage. | Pluriel de stat. |
Where the eye mixes stages and stats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stages and stats
A purely visual mix-up. stages (\staʒ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20328, 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\. 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 20328, this pair ranks #368,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stages vs stats
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stages": eg. Private to "stats": -.
"stages" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stages" and "stats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stages" or "stats"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stages" 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 #368,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stages" 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 #368,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.