Which to use
“statistique” is a noun and “stylistique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,447
- “statistique” frequency rank
- #29,553
- “stylistique” frequency rank
- 34000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statistique | stylistique |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Relatif au style. |
Where the eye mixes statistique and stylistique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. statistique and stylistique follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses statistique with stylistique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: statistique is \sta.tis.tik\ while stylistique is \sti.li.stik\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34000, 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\. stylistique is at rank #29,553, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sti.li.stik\.
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 34000, this pair ranks #286,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of statistique vs stylistique
Shared letters: eiqstu. Private to "statistique": a. Private to "stylistique": ly.
"statistique" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVV · "stylistique" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- statistique ← sattistique · sstatistique · staitstique · statisitque · statisstique · statistiqeu · statistiqque · statistiuqe
- stylistique ← sstylistique · stlyistique · sttylistique · styilstique · stylisitque · stylisstique · stylistiqeu · stylistiqque
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "statistique" for "stylistique" ever safe?
Frequency check: "statistique" vs "stylistique" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "statistique" and "stylistique" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "statistique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stylistique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statistique" and "stylistique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stylistique 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 #286,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.