Which to use
“results” is a verb and “résumés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,965
- “results” frequency rank
- #21,161
- “résumés” frequency rank
- 62126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | results | résumés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe result. | Pluriel de résumé. |
Where the eye mixes results and résumés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. results (CVCVCCC) and résumés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses results with résumés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: results is \ɹɪˈzʌlts\ while résumés is \ʁe.zy.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
results is recorded at frequency rank #40,965, classified as averb, pronounced \ɹɪˈzʌlts\. résumés is at rank #21,161, tagged as anoun, 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 62126, this pair ranks #88,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of results vs résumés
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "results": elt. Private to "résumés": mé.
"results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "résumés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "results" for "résumés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "results" vs "résumés" - 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 "results" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "results" and "résumés" 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 #88,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.