Which to use
“complètent” and “comportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,111
- “complètent” frequency rank
- #9,138
- “comportent” frequency rank
- 24249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complètent | comportent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de compléter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de comporter. |
Where the eye mixes complètent and comportent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. complètent (CVCCCVCVCC) and comportent (CVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: complètent vs comportent
A purely visual mix-up. complètent (\kɔ̃.plɛt\) and comportent (\kɔ̃.pɔʁt\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complètent is recorded at frequency rank #15,111, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛt\. comportent is at rank #9,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pɔʁt\.
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 24249, this pair ranks #347,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complètent vs comportent
Shared letters: cemnopt. Private to "complètent": lè. Private to "comportent": r.
"complètent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "comportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comportent ← ccomportent · cmoportent · commportent · comoprtent · comporetnt · comporrtent · comportennt · comportentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complètent" and "comportent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "complètent" or "comportent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "complètent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comportent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complètent" and "comportent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comportent vs comportera". 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 #347,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.