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

#21,277
“constatés” frequency rank
#26,311
“constatons” frequency rank
47588
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constatés constatons
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de constater. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de constater.

Where the eye mixes constatés and constatons

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

9 ch
constatés
10 ch
constatons

Look-alike desk: constatés vs constatons

A purely visual mix-up. constatés (\kɔ̃s.ta.te\) and constatons (\kɔ̃s.ta.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constatés is recorded at frequency rank #21,277, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. constatons is at rank #26,311, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.tɔ̃\.

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 47588, this pair ranks #185,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constatés vs constatons

Shared letters: acnost. Private to "constatés": é. Private to "constatons": -.

"constatés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "constatons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constatonscconstatons · cnostatons · connstatons · consattons · consstatons · constaotns · constatnos · constatonns

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "constatés" and "constatons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃s.ta.te\ versus \kɔ̃s.ta.tɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "constatés" or "constatons"?
"constatés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,277 in our French list, against #26,311 for "constatons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "constatés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "constatons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constatés" and "constatons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constatés 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 #185,751 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