constatvsconstatsConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
constat
8 ch
constats

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

  • constatcconstat · cnostat · connstat · consatt · consstat · constatt · constta · consttat
  • constatscconstats · cnostats · connstats · consatts · consstats · constast · constatss · constatts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constat" and "constats" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kɔ̃s.ta\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "constat" or "constats"?
"constat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,439 in our French list, against #23,810 for "constats". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list