Which to use
“constatation” and “constatations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,216
- “constatation” frequency rank
- #24,527
- “constatations” frequency rank
- 46743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constatation | constatations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d'établir la réalité d'un fait, de constater l'état d'une chose, d'un lieu ; la relation qui en est faite. | Pluriel de constatation. |
Same sound, different letters: constatation vs constatations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - constatation and constatations
This is the hard kind. constatation and constatations are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\) 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) - “constatation” sits inside “constatations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constatation is recorded at frequency rank #22,216, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\. constatations is at rank #24,527, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\.
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 46743, this pair ranks #192,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constatation vs constatations
Shared letters: acinost. Private to "constatation": -. Private to "constatations": -.
"constatation" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC · "constatations" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constatation ← cconstatation · cnostatation · connstatation · consattation · consstatation · constaattion · constataiton · constatatino
- constatations ← cconstatations · cnostatations · connstatations · consattations · consstatations · constaattions · constataitons · constatatinos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constatation" for "constatations" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "constatation" or "constatations" show up more?
What to do next
"constatation" and "constatations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "constatation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constatations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constatation" and "constatations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatation vs constipation". 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 #192,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.