Which to use
“stase” and “stat” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,372
- “stase” frequency rank
- #22,422
- “stat” frequency rank
- 71794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stase | stat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stabilité, constance dans le temps, immobilité, passivité ; absence de changement, de mouvement, d’activité (voir aussi l’adjectif statique). | Statistique. |
Where the eye mixes stase and stat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stase with stat
A purely visual mix-up. stase (\staz\) and stat (\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 71794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stase is recorded at frequency rank #49,372, classified as anoun, pronounced \staz\. 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 71794, this pair ranks #46,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stase vs stat
Shared letters: ast. Private to "stase": e. Private to "stat": -.
"stase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stase" and "stat" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stase" vs "stat" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stase" and "stat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stase" 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 #46,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stase" and "stat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SSE vs stase". 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 #46,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.