Which to use
“complete” and “complètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,888
- “complete” frequency rank
- #9,137
- “complètes” frequency rank
- 31025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complete | complètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Complet, complète ; à quoi il ne manque aucune des parties nécessaires. | Féminin pluriel de complet. |
Where the eye mixes complete and complètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses complete with complètes
A purely visual mix-up. complete (\kəmˈpliːt\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complete is recorded at frequency rank #21,888, classified as anadj, pronounced \kəmˈpliːt\. 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 31025, this pair ranks #306,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of complete vs complètes
Shared letters: celmopt. Private to "complete": -. Private to "complètes": sè.
"complete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "complètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- complete ← ccomplete · cmoplete · comlpete · commplete · compelte · compleet · complette · compllete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "complete" and "complètes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "complete" or "complètes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "complete" 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 #306,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complete" and "complètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complete vs complex". 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 #306,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.