constatezvsconsultezWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#47,806
“constatez” frequency rank
#18,695
“consultez” frequency rank
66501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constatez consultez
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de constater. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de consulter.

Where the eye mixes constatez and consultez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. constatez (CVCCCVCVC) and consultez (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
constatez
9 ch
consultez

Visual trap between constatez and consultez

A purely visual mix-up. constatez (\kɔ̃s.ta.te\) and consultez (\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 66501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constatez is recorded at frequency rank #47,806, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ta.te\. consultez is at rank #18,695, 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 66501, this pair ranks #67,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of constatez vs consultez

Shared letters: cenostz. Private to "constatez": a. Private to "consultez": lu.

"constatez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "consultez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constatez ← cconstatez · cnostatez · connstatez · consattez · consstatez · constaetz · constatezz · constattez
  • consultez ← cconsultez · cnosultez · connsultez · conslutez · conssultez · consuletz · consulltez · consultezz

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "constatez" for "consultez" 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.
Frequency check: "constatez" vs "consultez" - which ranks higher?
"consultez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,695 in our French list, against #47,806 for "constatez". 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 "constatez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consultez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constatez" and "consultez" 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 #67,529 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