Which to use
“startup” and “statue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,919
- “startup” frequency rank
- #4,718
- “statue” frequency rank
- 14637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | startup | statue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeune entreprise innovante et dynamique, à croissance rapide. | Figure en pied, de plein relief, représentant une divinité, un personnage humain, une allégorie, un animal. |
Where the eye mixes startup and statue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between startup and statue
A purely visual mix-up. startup (\staʁ.tœp\) and statue (\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 14637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
startup is recorded at frequency rank #9,919, classified as anoun, pronounced \staʁ.tœp\. statue is at rank #4,718, 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 14637, this pair ranks #395,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of startup vs statue
Shared letters: astu. Private to "startup": pr. Private to "statue": e.
"startup" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "statue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "startup" and "statue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "startup" vs "statue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "startup" and "statue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "startup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "startup" and "statue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stase vs statue". 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 #395,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.