Which to use
“résulter” and “results” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,121
- “résulter” frequency rank
- #40,965
- “results” frequency rank
- 66086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résulter | results |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire suite à certains événements ; provoquer les effets de certaines causes. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe result. |
Where the eye mixes résulter and results
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résulter 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.
Why the eye confuses résulter with results
A purely visual mix-up. résulter (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résulter is recorded at frequency rank #25,121, 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 66086, this pair ranks #69,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of résulter vs results
Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "résulter": é. Private to "results": -.
"résulter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résulter" for "results" ever safe?
Frequency check: "résulter" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "résulter" 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 #69,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résulter" 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 #69,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.