Which to use
“constituer” is a verb and “constitués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,118
- “constituer” frequency rank
- #12,937
- “constitués” frequency rank
- 18055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constituer | constitués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Concourir, avec d’autres éléments, à former une chose en un tout ou l’essence d’une chose. | Masculin pluriel de constitué. |
Same sound, different letters: constituer vs constitués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - constituer / constitués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: constituer and constitués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃s.ti.tɥe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constituer is recorded at frequency rank #5,118, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ti.tɥe\. constitués is at rank #12,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ti.tɥe\.
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 18055, this pair ranks #380,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of constituer vs constitués
Shared letters: cinostu. Private to "constituer": er. Private to "constitués": é.
"constituer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "constitués" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constituer ← cconstituer · cnostituer · connstituer · consittuer · consstituer · constiteur · constittuer · constituerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "constituer" for "constitués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "constituer" vs "constitués" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "constituer" / "constitués". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "constituer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constitués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constituer" and "constitués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constitua vs constitués". 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 #380,216 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.