statvsstatueConfusable pair

Which to use

“stat” and “statue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,422
“stat” frequency rank
#4,718
“statue” frequency rank
27140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stat statue
Definition Statistique. Figure en pied, de plein relief, représentant une divinité, un personnage humain, une allégorie, un animal.

Where the eye mixes stat and statue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
stat
6 ch
statue

Visual trap between stat and statue

A purely visual mix-up. stat (\stat\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stat” sits inside “statue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stat is recorded at frequency rank #22,422, classified as anoun, pronounced \stat\. 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 27140, this pair ranks #330,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of stat vs statue

Shared letters: ast. Private to "stat": -. Private to "statue": eu.

"stat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "statue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • statsatt · sstat · statt · stta · sttat · tsat
  • statuesattue · sstatue · stateu · stattue · staute · sttatue · sttaue · tsatue

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "stat" for "statue" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\stat\ versus \sta.ty\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "stat" vs "statue" - which ranks higher?
"statue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,718 in our French list, against #22,422 for "stat". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stat" 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 #330,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stat" and "statue" 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 #330,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list