Which to use
“résulté” and “résulter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- #25,121
- “résulter” frequency rank
- 60831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résulté | résulter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. | Faire suite à certains événements ; provoquer les effets de certaines causes. |
Same sound, different letters: résulté vs résulter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. résulté runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against résulter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - résulté / résulter
This is the hard kind. résulté and résulter are pronounced identically (\ʁe.zyl.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résulté is recorded at frequency rank #35,710, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.te\. 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 60831, this pair ranks #95,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of résulté vs résulter
Shared letters: lrstué. Private to "résulté": -. Private to "résulter": e.
"résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "résulter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "résulté" and "résulter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "résulté" vs "résulter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "résulté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résulter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résulté" and "résulter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résulté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.