Which to use
“constatations” and “consultations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,527
- “constatations” frequency rank
- #10,299
- “consultations” frequency rank
- 34826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constatations | consultations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de constatation. | Pluriel de consultation. |
Where the eye mixes constatations and consultations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: constatations vs consultations
A purely visual mix-up. constatations (\kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\) and consultations (\kɔ̃.syl.ta.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constatations is recorded at frequency rank #24,527, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.ta.sjɔ̃\. consultations is at rank #10,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl.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 34826, this pair ranks #281,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constatations vs consultations
Shared letters: acinost. Private to "constatations": -. Private to "consultations": lu.
"constatations" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCC · "consultations" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constatations ← cconstatations · cnostatations · connstatations · consattations · consstatations · constaattions · constataitons · constatatinos
- consultations ← cconsultations · cnosultations · connsultations · conslutations · conssultations · consulattions · consulltations · consultaitons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constatations" for "consultations" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "constatations" or "consultations" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "constatations" and "consultations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "constatations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consultations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constatations" and "consultations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatations vs constitutions". 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 #281,060 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.