resultatvsrésulterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: resultat is a noun, résulter is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resultat” is a noun and “résulter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,673
“resultat” frequency rank
#25,121
“résulter” frequency rank
48794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultat résulter
Definition Résultat. Faire suite à certains événements ; provoquer les effets de certaines causes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resultat and résulter apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
resultat
8 ch
résulter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultat is \rezylˈtat\ while résulter is \ʁe.zyl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48794, 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\. résulter is at rank #25,121, 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 48794, this pair ranks #175,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resultat vs résulter

Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "resultat": a. Private to "résulter": é.

"resultat" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "résulter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultatersultat · reslutat · ressultat · resulatt · resulltat · resultatt · resultta · resulttat

Frequency comparison

resultat#23,673
résulter#25,121

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resultat" and "résulter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resultat" is a noun and "résulter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "resultat" or "résulter"?
"resultat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,673 in our French list, against #25,121 for "résulter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering resultat vs résulter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “resultat”; for a verb, it's “résulter”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “resultat” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list