constater
French, verb/kɔ̃s.ta.te/
constater is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-T-E-R (9 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written French, the 3,526th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Constater is a French verb meaning “to note, notice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Établir pour réel”.
What does constater mean in English?
verb
- 1
to note, notice
- 2
to certify
- 3
to state
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Établir pour réel. 2. Consigner une chose dans un acte fait dans les formes. 3. S’emploie également à propos des actes, des écrits qui font foi de quelque chose. 4. Observer en faisant remarquer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of constater
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- constatant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- constaté participle past
- constate first-person indicative present
- constates indicative present second-person
- constatons first-person indicative plural
- constatez indicative plural present
- constatent indicative plural present
- constatais first-person imperfect indicative
- constatait imperfect indicative singular
- constations first-person imperfect indicative
- constatiez imperfect indicative plural
- constataient imperfect indicative plural
- constatai first-person historic indicative
- constatas historic indicative past
- constata historic indicative past
- constatâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce constater?
- /kɔ̃s.ta.te/
- \kɔ̃s.ta.te\
- [kɔ̃s.ta.te]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to constater
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is constater in French?
constater appears 22 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).