Which to use
“constat” and “constats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,439
- “constat” frequency rank
- #23,810
- “constats” frequency rank
- 29249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constat | constats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte par lequel un officier ministériel, ou un agent de la force publique relate les constatations qu'il a faites, établit la réalité d'un fait. | Pluriel de constat. |
Same sound, different letters: constat vs constats
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - constat / constats
This is the hard kind. constat and constats are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃s.ta\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “constat” sits inside “constats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constat is recorded at frequency rank #5,439, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta\. constats is at rank #23,810, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta\.
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 29249, this pair ranks #317,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constat vs constats
Shared letters: acnost. Private to "constat": -. Private to "constats": -.
"constat" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "constats" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "constat" and "constats" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "constat" or "constats"?
After this comparison
"constat" and "constats" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "constat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constat" and "constats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatez vs constats". 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 #317,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.