Which to use
“constants” is an adjective and “constatés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,582
- “constants” frequency rank
- #21,277
- “constatés” frequency rank
- 37859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constants | constatés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de constant. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de constater. |
Where the eye mixes constants and constatés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between constants and constatés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constants is \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃\ while constatés is \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constants is recorded at frequency rank #16,582, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tɑ̃\. constatés is at rank #21,277, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.te\.
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 37859, this pair ranks #259,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constants vs constatés
Shared letters: acnost. Private to "constants": -. Private to "constatés": é.
"constants" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "constatés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constants ← cconstants · cnostants · connstants · consatnts · consstants · constannts · constanst · constantss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constants" for "constatés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "constants" or "constatés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "constants" and "constatés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "constants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constatés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constants" and "constatés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatés 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 #259,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.