Which to use
“statue” and “Status” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,718
- “statue” frequency rank
- #25,817
- “Status” frequency rank
- 30535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statue | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Figure en pied, de plein relief, représentant une divinité, un personnage humain, une allégorie, un animal. | Statut. |
Where the eye mixes statue and Status
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between statue and Status
A purely visual mix-up. statue (\sta.ty\) and Status (\ˈʃtaː.tʊs\) 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 a single letter - e in “statue” becomes s in “Status”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statue is recorded at frequency rank #4,718, classified as anoun, pronounced \sta.ty\. Status is at rank #25,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈʃtaː.tʊs\.
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 30535, this pair ranks #309,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of statue vs Status
Shared letters: astu. Private to "statue": e. Private to "Status": -.
"statue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "Status" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "statue" for "Status" ever safe?
Frequency check: "statue" vs "Status" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "statue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Status" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statue" and "Status" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Staps vs Status". 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 #309,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.