resultatvsresultsConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#23,673
“resultat” frequency rank
#40,965
“results” frequency rank
64638
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultat results
Definition Résultat. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe result.

Where the eye mixes resultat and results

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resultat runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against results's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resultat
7 ch
results

Look-alike desk: resultat vs results

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultat is \rezylˈtat\ while results is \ɹɪˈzʌlts\. 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 64638, 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\. results is at rank #40,965, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɹɪˈzʌlts\.

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 64638, this pair ranks #76,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resultat vs results

Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "resultat": a. Private to "results": -.

"resultat" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultat ← ersultat · reslutat · ressultat · resulatt · resulltat · resultatt · resultta · resulttat
  • results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resultat" for "results" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resultat" is a noun and "results" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "resultat" or "results" show up more?
"resultat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,673 in our French list, against #40,965 for "results". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "results" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultat" and "results" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résulté 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 #76,073 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