Which to use
“constate” is a noun and “constatées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,744
- “constate” frequency rank
- #22,217
- “constatées” frequency rank
- 25961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constate | constatées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constatation. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de constater. |
Where the eye mixes constate and constatées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses constate with constatées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constate is \kɔ̃s.tat\ while constatées is \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constate is recorded at frequency rank #3,744, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃s.tat\. constatées is at rank #22,217, 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 25961, this pair ranks #337,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of constate vs constatées
Shared letters: acenost. Private to "constate": -. Private to "constatées": é.
"constate" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "constatées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constate ← cconstate · cnostate · connstate · consatte · consstate · constaet · constatte · consttae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "constate" and "constatées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "constate" or "constatées"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "constate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constatées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,879 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constate" and "constatées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatées 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 #337,879 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.