Which to use
“constante” is a noun and “constantes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,476
- “constante” frequency rank
- #16,843
- “constantes” frequency rank
- 21319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constante | constantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Valeur qui ne change pas. On les note souvent par une lettre minuscule non italicisée (contrairement à une variable, qui est toujours notée en italiques). | Féminin pluriel de constant. |
Same sound, different letters: constante vs constantes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. constante runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against constantes's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - constante / constantes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: constante and constantes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “constante” sits inside “constantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constante is recorded at frequency rank #4,476, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃t\. constantes is at rank #16,843, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃t\.
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 21319, this pair ranks #363,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of constante vs constantes
Shared letters: acenost. Private to "constante": -. Private to "constantes": -.
"constante" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "constantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constante ← cconstante · cnostante · connstante · consatnte · consstante · constanet · constannte · constantte
- constantes ← cconstantes · cnostantes · connstantes · consatntes · consstantes · constanets · constanntes · constantess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "constante" and "constantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "constante" vs "constantes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "constante" / "constantes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "constante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constante" and "constantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constantes vs constatez". 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 #363,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.