complétéesvscompletsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,741
“complétées” frequency rank
#10,128
“complets” frequency rank
37869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature complétées complets
Definition Féminin pluriel de complété. Masculin pluriel de complet.

Where the eye mixes complétées and complets

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

10 ch
complétées
8 ch
complets

Visual trap between complétées and complets

A purely visual mix-up. complétées (\kɔ̃.ple.te\) and complets (\kɔ̃.plɛ\) 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 37869, 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\. complets is at rank #10,128, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛ\.

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 37869, this pair ranks #259,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of complétées vs complets

Shared letters: celmopst. Private to "complétées": é. Private to "complets": -.

"complétées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC  ·  "complets" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • completsccomplets · cmoplets · comlpets · commplets · compelts · complest · completss · completts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "complétées" and "complets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.ple.te\ versus \kɔ̃.plɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "complétées" or "complets"?
"complets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,128 in our French list, against #27,741 for "complétées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "complétées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "complets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "complétées" and "complets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complétées 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

Confusion rank #259,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list