Which to use
“constater” and “constatez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,525
- “constater” frequency rank
- #47,806
- “constatez” frequency rank
- 51331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constater | constatez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Établir pour réel. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de constater. |
Same sound, different letters: constater vs constatez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - constater / constatez
This is the hard kind. constater and constatez are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃s.ta.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “constater” becomes z in “constatez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constater is recorded at frequency rank #3,525, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. constatez is at rank #47,806, 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 51331, this pair ranks #155,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constater vs constatez
Shared letters: acenost. Private to "constater": r. Private to "constatez": z.
"constater" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "constatez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "constater" and "constatez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "constater" or "constatez" show up more?
What to do next
"constater" and "constatez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "constater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constatez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constater" and "constatez" 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 #155,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.