Which to use
“résulté” and “résumée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- #28,340
- “résumée” frequency rank
- 64050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résulté | résumée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes résulté and résumée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses résulté with résumée
A purely visual mix-up. résulté (\ʁe.zyl.te\) and résumée (\ʁe.zy.me\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64050, 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\. résumée is at rank #28,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\.
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 64050, this pair ranks #78,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of résulté vs résumée
Shared letters: rsué. Private to "résulté": lt. Private to "résumée": em.
"résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "résumée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résulté" for "résumée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "résulté" or "résumée" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "résulté" and "résumée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résulté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résulté" and "résumée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résulté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.