Which to use
“complétée” and “complètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,334
- “complétée” frequency rank
- #9,137
- “complètes” frequency rank
- 24471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complétée | complètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de complété. | Féminin pluriel de complet. |
Where the eye mixes complétée and complètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. complétée (CVCCCVCVV) and complètes (CVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: complétée vs complètes
A purely visual mix-up. complétée (\kɔ̃.ple.te\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complétée is recorded at frequency rank #15,334, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ple.te\. 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 24471, this pair ranks #346,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complétée vs complètes
Shared letters: celmopt. Private to "complétée": é. Private to "complètes": sè.
"complétée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV · "complètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complétée" and "complètes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "complétée" vs "complètes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "complétée" 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 #346,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complétée" and "complètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complètes vs comptées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #346,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.