complètesvscomptéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: complètes is a adjective, comptées is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“complètes” is an adjective and “comptées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,137
“complètes” frequency rank
#48,419
“comptées” frequency rank
57556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature complètes comptées
Definition Féminin pluriel de complet. Pluriel de comptée.

Where the eye mixes complètes and comptées

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

9 ch
complètes
8 ch
comptées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: complètes is \kɔ̃.plɛt\ while comptées is \kɔ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57556, 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\. comptées is at rank #48,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\.

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 57556, this pair ranks #114,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of complètes vs comptées

Shared letters: cemopst. Private to "complètes": . Private to "comptées": é.

"complètes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "comptées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "complètes" and "comptées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "complètes" is an adjective and "comptées" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "complètes" or "comptées"?
"complètes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,137 in our French list, against #48,419 for "comptées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "complètes" and "comptées". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "complètes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comptées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "complètes" and "comptées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs comptines". Nearby pair

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list