Which to use
“constant” and “constants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,068
- “constant” frequency rank
- #16,582
- “constants” frequency rank
- 22650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constant | constants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a de la constance. | Masculin pluriel de constant. |
Same sound, different letters: constant vs constants
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - constant and constants
This is the hard kind. constant and constants are pronounced identically ([kɔ̃s.tɑ̃]) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “constant” sits inside “constants”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constant is recorded at frequency rank #6,068, classified as anadj, pronounced [kɔ̃s.tɑ̃]. constants is at rank #16,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃\.
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 22650, this pair ranks #356,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of constant vs constants
Shared letters: acnost. Private to "constant": -. Private to "constants": -.
"constant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "constants" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constant" for "constants" ever safe?
Which is more common, "constant" or "constants"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "constant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constant" and "constants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consentants vs constants". 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 #356,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.