Which to use
“stats” and “stups” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,864
- “stats” frequency rank
- #41,021
- “stups” frequency rank
- 52885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stats | stups |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de stat. | Pluriel de stup. |
Where the eye mixes stats and stups
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stats vs stups
A purely visual mix-up. stats (\stat\) and stups (\styp\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stats is recorded at frequency rank #11,864, classified as anoun, pronounced \stat\. stups is at rank #41,021, tagged as anoun, pronounced \styp\.
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 52885, this pair ranks #144,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stats vs stups
Shared letters: st. Private to "stats": a. Private to "stups": pu.
"stats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stups" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stats" and "stups" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stats" vs "stups" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stats" and "stups" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stups" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stats" and "stups" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "studi vs stups". 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 #144,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.