Which to use
“resultat” is a noun and “résulté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,673
- “resultat” frequency rank
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- 59383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultat | résulté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résultat. | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. |
Where the eye mixes resultat and résulté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. resultat runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against résulté's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resultat vs résulté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultat is \rezylˈtat\ while résulté is \ʁe.zyl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59383, 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\. 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 59383, this pair ranks #103,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resultat vs résulté
Shared letters: lrstu. Private to "resultat": ae. Private to "résulté": é.
"resultat" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resultat ← ersultat · reslutat · ressultat · resulatt · resulltat · resultatt · resultta · resulttat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resultat" and "résulté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "resultat" or "résulté"?
Useful next steps
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 "résulté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultat" and "résulté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résulté". 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 #103,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.