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.
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?
Frequency check: "statistique" vs "statistiques" - which ranks higher?
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.