constatation

\kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“constatation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,216
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d'établir la réalité d'un fait, de constater l'état d'une chose, d'un lieu ; la relation qui en est faite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-constatation · constatation · French

constatation · rank #22,216 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,216
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH considéraient

Nearest frequency peer: considéraient (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « constatation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « constatation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

constatation vs constitution
83% similar
constatation vs consultation
83% similar
constatation vs constipation
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for constatation
PropertyValue
Headwordconstatation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#22,216
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « constatation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.constatationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « considéraient » (#22,215), « constatées » (#22,217), « constituaient » (#22,218). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « constatation » est au #22,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around constatation (IPA \kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,216 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action d'établir la réalité d'un fait, de constater l'état d'une chose, d'un lieu ; la relation qui en est faite.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for constatation, with forms such as "cconstatation", "cnostatation", and "connstatation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "constitution", "consultation", "constipation", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is constatation, spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d'établir la réalité d'un fait, de constater l'état d'une chose, d'un lieu ; la relation qui en est faite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how constatation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quoiqu’il en soit des propres constatations de l’expert, il résulte que même pour les adultes, et encore plus pour l’enfant, la dose annuelle de radioactivité est supérieure aux normes en vigueur dans le nucléaire pour les travailleurs habilités ….
  2. Au bas mot, une bonne heure s’écoule comme ça, pendant laquelle Faroux et sa clique vont et viennent dans la maison, dégringolant l’escalier, le regrimpant, utilisant le téléphone, accueillant le médecin légiste qu’ils ont convoqué, un photographe du labo, aussi, etc., tout le saint-frusquin des constatations et perquisitions.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstatation
  • cnostatation
  • connstatation
  • consattation
  • consstatation
  • constaattion
  • constataiton
  • constatatino
  • constatationn
  • constatatoin
  • constatattion
  • constattaion
  • constattation
  • consttaation
  • consttatation
  • contsatation
  • cosntatation
  • ocnstatation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of constatation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconstatation1cnostatation2connstatation1consattation2consstatation1constaattion2constataiton2constatatino2
Edit distance from "constatation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "constatation"?
"constatation" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "constatation" mean?
As a noun, "constatation" means: Action d'établir la réalité d'un fait, de constater l'état d'une chose, d'un lieu ; la relation qui en est faite.
What words are commonly confused with "constatation"?
"constatation" is commonly confused with "constitution", "consultation", "constipation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constatation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constatation" is \kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constatation" come from?
"constatation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "constatation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list