constatésvsconstatsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: constatés is a verb, constats is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“constatés” is a verb and “constats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,277
“constatés” frequency rank
#23,810
“constats” frequency rank
45087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constatés constats
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de constater. Pluriel de constat.

Where the eye mixes constatés and constats

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

9 ch
constatés
8 ch
constats

Look-alike desk: constatés vs constats

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: constatés 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 45087, 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\. 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 45087, this pair ranks #205,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constatés vs constats

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

"constatés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "constats" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constatscconstats · cnostats · connstats · consatts · consstats · constast · constatss · constatts

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constatés" and "constats" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "constatés" is a verb and "constats" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "constatés" or "constats"?
"constatés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,277 in our French list, against #23,810 for "constats". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "constatés" and "constats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constatés" 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 #205,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constatés" 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 #205,511 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