Which to use
“résultant” is an adjective and “résultats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,236
- “résultant” frequency rank
- #591
- “résultats” frequency rank
- 10827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résultant | résultats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui résulte de quelque chose ou d'autre chose. | Pluriel de résultat. |
Where the eye mixes résultant and résultats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. résultant and résultats follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: résultant vs résultats
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: résultant is \ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃\ while résultats is \ʁe.zyl.ta\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résultant is recorded at frequency rank #10,236, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃\. résultats is at rank #591, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.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 10827, this pair ranks #411,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of résultant vs résultats
Shared letters: alrstué. Private to "résultant": n. Private to "résultats": -.
"résultant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "résultats" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "résultant" and "résultats" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "résultant" or "résultats" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "résultant" and "résultats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résultant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résultats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résultant" and "résultats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltant vs résultant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #411,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.