Which to use
“constatée” is a verb and “constats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,100
- “constatée” frequency rank
- #23,810
- “constats” frequency rank
- 39910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constatée | constats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de constater. | Pluriel de constat. |
Where the eye mixes constatée and constats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: constatée vs constats
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constatée is \kɔ̃s.ta.te\ while constats is \kɔ̃s.ta\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constatée is recorded at frequency rank #16,100, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. 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 39910, this pair ranks #244,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constatée vs constats
Shared letters: acnost. Private to "constatée": eé. Private to "constats": -.
"constatée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV · "constats" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constats ← cconstats · cnostats · connstats · consatts · consstats · constast · constatss · constatts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constatée" for "constats" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "constatée" or "constats" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "constatée" 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 #244,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constatée" 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 #244,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.