completvscomplètesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“complet” and “complètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,807
“complet” frequency rank
#9,137
“complètes” frequency rank
10944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature complet complètes
Definition À quoi il ne manque aucune des parties nécessaires. Féminin pluriel de complet.

Where the eye mixes complet and complètes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
complet
9 ch
complètes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. complet (\kɔ̃.plɛ\) and complètes (\kɔ̃.plɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

complet is recorded at frequency rank #1,807, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛ\. complètes is at rank #9,137, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛt\.

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 10944, this pair ranks #411,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of complet vs complètes

Shared letters: celmopt. Private to "complet": -. Private to "complètes": .

"complet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "complètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • completccomplet · cmoplet · comlpet · commplet · compelt · complett · compllet · complte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "complet" and "complètes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.plɛ\ versus \kɔ̃.plɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "complet" or "complètes"?
"complet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,807 in our French list, against #9,137 for "complètes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "complet" and "complètes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "complet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "complètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #411,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "complet" and "complètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complètes vs comptées". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list