Which to use
“state” is a verb and “stats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,789
- “state” frequency rank
- #11,864
- “stats” frequency rank
- 22653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | state | stats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de stater. | Pluriel de stat. |
Same sound, different letters: state vs stats
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: state vs stats
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: state and stats carry the same recorded pronunciation, \stat\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “state” becomes s in “stats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
state is recorded at frequency rank #10,789, classified as averb, pronounced \stat\. stats is at rank #11,864, 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 22653, this pair ranks #356,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of state vs stats
Shared letters: ast. Private to "state": e. Private to "stats": -.
"state" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "state" and "stats" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "state" or "stats"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "state" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "state" and "stats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stase vs stats". 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 #356,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.