Which to use
“complètes” and “complets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,137
- “complètes” frequency rank
- #10,128
- “complets” frequency rank
- 19265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complètes | complets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de complet. | Masculin pluriel de complet. |
Where the eye mixes complètes and complets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. complètes runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against complets's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: complètes vs complets
A purely visual mix-up. complètes (\kɔ̃.plɛt\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complètes is recorded at frequency rank #9,137, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛt\. 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 19265, this pair ranks #374,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complètes vs complets
Shared letters: celmopst. Private to "complètes": è. Private to "complets": -.
"complètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "complets" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- complets ← ccomplets · cmoplets · comlpets · commplets · compelts · complest · completss · completts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "complètes" for "complets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "complètes" vs "complets" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "complètes" and "complets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "complètes" 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 #374,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complètes" and "complets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complets 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 #374,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.