constantevsconstatóTell them apart

Quick tell: constante is a adjective, constató is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“constante” is an adjective and “constató” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,015
“constante” frequency rank
#43,478
“constató” frequency rank
45493
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constante constató
Definition Que no cambia. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de constatar.

Where the eye mixes constante and constató

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
constante
8 ch
constató

Visual trap between constante and constató

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constante is [kõnsˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] while constató is [kõnst̪aˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constante is recorded at frequency rank #2,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. constató is at rank #43,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnst̪aˈt̪o].

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 45493, this pair ranks #131,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constante vs constató

Shared letters: acnost. Private to "constante": e. Private to "constató": ó.

"constante" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "constató" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constantecconstante · cnostante · connstante · consatnte · consstante · constanet · constannte · constantte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constante" and "constató" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "constante" is an adjective and "constató" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "constante" or "constató"?
"constante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,015 in our Spanish list, against #43,478 for "constató". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "constante" and "constató" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "constató" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #131,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constante" and "constató" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constará vs constató". 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 #131,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list