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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stat" for "statue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stat" vs "statue" - which ranks higher?
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.