Which to use
“statues” and “stature” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,931
- “statues” frequency rank
- #22,423
- “stature” frequency rank
- 31354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | statues | stature |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de statue. | Hauteur du corps d’une personne ou d’un animal (dressé sur ses pattes postérieures). |
Where the eye mixes statues and stature
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: statues vs stature
A purely visual mix-up. statues (\sta.ty\) and stature (\sta.tyʁ\) 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 31354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
statues is recorded at frequency rank #8,931, classified as anoun, pronounced \sta.ty\. stature is at rank #22,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.tyʁ\.
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 31354, this pair ranks #304,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of statues vs stature
Shared letters: aestu. Private to "statues": -. Private to "stature": r.
"statues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "stature" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "statues" and "stature" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "statues" vs "stature" - 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 "statues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stature" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "statues" and "stature" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satyre vs stature". 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 #304,320 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.