constatéesvsconsultéesTell them apart

Which to use

“constatées” and “consultées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,217
“constatées” frequency rank
#35,878
“consultées” frequency rank
58095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constatées consultées
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de constater. Participe passé féminin pluriel de consulter.

Where the eye mixes constatées and consultées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
constatées
10 ch
consultées

Visual trap between constatées and consultées

A purely visual mix-up. constatées (\kɔ̃s.ta.te\) and consultées (\kɔ̃.syl.te\) 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 58095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constatées is recorded at frequency rank #22,217, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. consultées is at rank #35,878, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl.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 58095, this pair ranks #111,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of constatées vs consultées

Shared letters: cenosté. Private to "constatées": a. Private to "consultées": lu.

"constatées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC  ·  "consultées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "constatées" for "consultées" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃s.ta.te\ versus \kɔ̃.syl.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "constatées" or "consultées" show up more?
"constatées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,217 in our French list, against #35,878 for "consultées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constatées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consultées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constatées" and "consultées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consultées vs consultent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #111,070 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