Which to use
“complétées” and “complètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,741
- “complétées” frequency rank
- #9,137
- “complètes” frequency rank
- 36878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complétées | complètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de complété. | Féminin pluriel de complet. |
Where the eye mixes complétées and complètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. complétées runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVVC) against complètes's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses complétées with complètes
A purely visual mix-up. complétées (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complétées is recorded at frequency rank #27,741, 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 36878, this pair ranks #266,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of complétées vs complètes
Shared letters: celmopst. Private to "complétées": é. Private to "complètes": è.
"complétées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "complètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complétées" and "complètes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "complétées" or "complètes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "complétées" and "complètes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "complétées" 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 #266,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complétées" and "complètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complétées vs comptées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.