Which to use
“résilié” and “résulté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,262
- “résilié” frequency rank
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- 70972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résilié | résulté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de résilier. | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. |
Where the eye mixes résilié and résulté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résilié (CVCVCVV) and résulté (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses résilié with résulté
A purely visual mix-up. résilié (\ʁe.zi.lje\) and résulté (\ʁe.zyl.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 70972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résilié is recorded at frequency rank #35,262, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.lje\. résulté is at rank #35,710, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.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 70972, this pair ranks #49,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of résilié vs résulté
Shared letters: lrsé. Private to "résilié": i. Private to "résulté": tu.
"résilié" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résilié" for "résulté" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "résilié" or "résulté" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "résilié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résulté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résilié" and "résulté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résulté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.