Which to use
“résultante” and “résultats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,792
- “résultante” frequency rank
- #591
- “résultats” frequency rank
- 31383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résultante | résultats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Force qui résulte de la composition de plusieurs forces appliquées à un point donné. | Pluriel de résultat. |
Where the eye mixes résultante and résultats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. résultante runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against résultats's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses résultante with résultats
A purely visual mix-up. résultante (\ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃t\) and résultats (\ʁe.zyl.ta\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résultante is recorded at frequency rank #30,792, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃t\. 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 31383, this pair ranks #304,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résultante vs résultats
Shared letters: alrstué. Private to "résultante": en. Private to "résultats": -.
"résultante" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "résultats" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résultante" for "résultats" ever safe?
Frequency check: "résultante" vs "résultats" - which ranks higher?
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 "résultante" 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 #304,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résultante" and "résultats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restante vs résultante". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #304,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.