constater

\kɔ̃s.ta.te\

/\kɔ̃s.ta.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“constater” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,525
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Établir pour réel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-constater · constater · French

constater · rank #3,525 · 14 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,525
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH communiqué

Nearest frequency peer: communiqué (-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 « constater »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « constater » 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).

constater vs constats
78% similar
constater vs consulter
78% similar
constater vs contacter
78% similar

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

Key facts for constater
PropertyValue
Headwordconstater
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃s.ta.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,525
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « constater »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).constaterse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « communiqué » (#3,524), « continent » (#3,526), « commandes » (#3,523). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « constater » est au #3,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around constater (IPA \kɔ̃s.ta.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,525 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for constater, with forms such as "cconstater", "cnostater", and "connstater". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "constats", "consulter", "contacter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is constater, spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Établir pour réel.
  2. 2
    Consigner une chose dans un acte fait dans les formes.
  3. 3
    S’emploie également à propos des actes, des écrits qui font foi de quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Observer en faisant remarquer.
  5. 5
    Rendre évident.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais montrez-nous d'abord un louche, un bègue, puis opérez-les, et rendez-nous ensuite témoins des résultats de vos opérations sur ce bègue, sur ce louche; alors, si vous réussissez, il ne pourra plus rester de doute; les plus incrédules seront forcés de rendre les armes et de constater vos succès.
  2. La cour d’appel partagea alors les dommages, selon les principes de la faute commune, constatant que la victime s’était imprudemment aventurée sur un boulevard passager, sans prendre les précautions nécessaires.

This word in other languages

show(English)comprobar(Español)feststellen(Deutsch)evidenciar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstater
  • cnostater
  • connstater
  • consatter
  • consstater
  • constaetr
  • constaterr
  • constatre
  • constatter
  • consttaer
  • consttater
  • contsater
  • cosntater
  • ocnstater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of constater - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconstater1cnostater2connstater1consatter2consstater1constaetr2constaterr1constatre2
Edit distance from "constater"

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 "constater"?
"constater" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃s.ta.te\.
What does "constater" mean?
As a verb, "constater" means: Établir pour réel.
What words are commonly confused with "constater"?
"constater" is commonly confused with "constats", "consulter", "contacter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constater" is \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constater" come from?
"constater" 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 "constater", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

continent#3,526commandes#3,523chevalier#3,522capacités#3,518

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

campagnes14 variantsAtlantique14 variantsmilitants14 variantsréception14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list