Which to use
“stature” and “statuts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,423
- “stature” frequency rank
- #7,118
- “statuts” frequency rank
- 29541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stature | statuts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hauteur du corps d’une personne ou d’un animal (dressé sur ses pattes postérieures). | Pluriel de statut. |
Where the eye mixes stature and statuts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stature and statuts
A purely visual mix-up. stature (\sta.tyʁ\) and statuts (\sta.ty\) 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 29541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stature is recorded at frequency rank #22,423, classified as anoun, pronounced \sta.tyʁ\. statuts is at rank #7,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sta.ty\.
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 29541, this pair ranks #316,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stature vs statuts
Shared letters: astu. Private to "stature": er. Private to "statuts": -.
"stature" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "statuts" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stature" and "statuts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stature" vs "statuts" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stature" and "statuts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stature" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "statuts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stature" and "statuts" 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 #316,039 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.