Which to use
“résulté” and “results” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- #40,965
- “results” frequency rank
- 76675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résulté | results |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe result. |
Where the eye mixes résulté and results
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résulté (CVCVCCV) and results (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses résulté with results
A purely visual mix-up. résulté (\ʁe.zyl.te\) and results (\ɹɪˈzʌlts\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76675, 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\. 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 76675, this pair ranks #30,464 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of résulté vs results
Shared letters: lrstu. Private to "résulté": é. Private to "results": e.
"résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résulté" and "results" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "résulté" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "résulté" 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 #30,464 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résulté" and "results" 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 #30,464 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.