Which to use
“statuaire” and “statutaires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,546
- “statuaire” frequency rank
- #39,553
- “statutaires” frequency rank
- 78099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statuaire | statutaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne les statues. | Pluriel de statutaire. |
Where the eye mixes statuaire and statutaires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. statuaire runs 9 letters (CCVCVVVCV) against statutaires's 11 (CCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses statuaire with statutaires
A purely visual mix-up. statuaire (\sta.tɥɛʁ\) and statutaires (\sta.ty.tɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statuaire is recorded at frequency rank #38,546, classified as anadj, pronounced \sta.tɥɛʁ\. statutaires is at rank #39,553, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sta.ty.tɛʁ\.
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 78099, this pair ranks #26,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of statuaire vs statutaires
Shared letters: aeirstu. Private to "statuaire": -. Private to "statutaires": -.
"statuaire" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVVCV · "statutaires" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- statuaire ← sattuaire · sstatuaire · statauire · statuaier · statuairre · statuarie · statuiare · stautaire
- statutaires ← sattutaires · sstatutaires · stattuaires · stattutaires · statuatires · statutaiers · statutairess · statutairres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "statuaire" and "statutaires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "statuaire" or "statutaires"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "statuaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statutaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statuaire" and "statutaires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "statutaire vs statutaires". 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 #26,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.