resultatvsrésultatsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“resultat” and “résultats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,673
“resultat” frequency rank
#591
“résultats” frequency rank
24264
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultat résultats
Definition Résultat. Pluriel de résultat.

Where the eye mixes resultat and résultats

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resultat runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against résultats's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resultat
9 ch
résultats

Visual trap between resultat and résultats

A purely visual mix-up. resultat (\rezylˈtat\) 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 24264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resultat is recorded at frequency rank #23,673, classified as anoun, pronounced \rezylˈtat\. 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 24264, this pair ranks #347,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resultat vs résultats

Shared letters: alrstu. Private to "resultat": e. Private to "résultats": é.

"resultat" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "résultats" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultat ← ersultat · reslutat · ressultat · resulatt · resulltat · resultatt · resultta · resulttat

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resultat" and "résultats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\rezylˈtat\ versus \ʁe.zyl.ta\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resultat" vs "résultats" - which ranks higher?
"résultats" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #591 in our French list, against #23,673 for "resultat". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "resultat" 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 #347,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultat" and "résultats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultat vs results". 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 #347,609 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list