statistiquevsstatistiquesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,447
“statistique” frequency rank
#1,682
“statistiques” frequency rank
6129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature statistique statistiques
Definition Partie des mathématiques qui, dans le cadre de la théorie des probabilités et ses applications, traite les informations d'un échantillon, relativement à une population d'origine. Pluriel de statistique.

Same sound, different letters: statistique vs statistiques

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. statistique runs 11 letters (CCVCVCCVCVV) against statistiques's 12 (CCVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
statistique
12 ch
statistiques

Ear matches; page differs - statistique and statistiques

This is the hard kind. statistique and statistiques are pronounced identically (\sta.tis.tik\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “statistique” sits inside “statistiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

statistique is recorded at frequency rank #4,447, classified as anoun, pronounced \sta.tis.tik\. statistiques is at rank #1,682, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.tis.tik\.

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 6129, this pair ranks #427,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of statistique vs statistiques

Shared letters: aeiqstu. Private to "statistique": -. Private to "statistiques": -.

"statistique" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVV  ·  "statistiques" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • statistique ← sattistique · sstatistique · staitstique · statisitque · statisstique · statistiqeu · statistiqque · statistiuqe
  • statistiques ← sattistiques · sstatistiques · staitstiques · statisitques · statisstiques · statistiqeus · statistiqques · statistiquess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "statistique" and "statistiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\sta.tis.tik\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "statistique" vs "statistiques" - which ranks higher?
"statistiques" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,682 in our French list, against #4,447 for "statistique". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "statistique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "statistiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #427,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "statistique" and "statistiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statistiques vs stylistiques". 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 #427,100 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