Which to use
“stark” is an adjective and “stat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,328
- “stark” frequency rank
- #22,422
- “stat” frequency rank
- 40750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stark | stat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fort, puissant. | Statistique. |
Where the eye mixes stark and stat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stark vs stat
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stark is \ʃtaʁk\ while stat is \stat\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stark is recorded at frequency rank #18,328, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃtaʁk\. stat is at rank #22,422, 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 40750, this pair ranks #238,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stark vs stat
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stark": kr. Private to "stat": -.
"stark" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stark" and "stat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "stark" or "stat" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "stark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stark" and "stat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stase vs stat". 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 #238,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.