Which to use
“résistante” is a noun and “résistantes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,585
- “résistante” frequency rank
- #24,383
- “résistantes” frequency rank
- 42968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résistante | résistantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme appartenant à un mouvement de résistance. | Féminin pluriel de résistant. |
Same sound, different letters: résistante vs résistantes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. résistante runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against résistantes's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: résistante vs résistantes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: résistante and résistantes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “résistante” sits inside “résistantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résistante is recorded at frequency rank #18,585, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃t\. résistantes is at rank #24,383, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃t\.
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 42968, this pair ranks #221,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résistante vs résistantes
Shared letters: aeinrsté. Private to "résistante": -. Private to "résistantes": -.
"résistante" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "résistantes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "résistante" / "résistantes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "résistante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résistantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résistante" and "résistantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résistante vs résultante". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.