Which to use
“control” and “controle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,145
- “control” frequency rank
- #15,340
- “controle” frequency rank
- 28485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | control | controle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrôler (diriger, dominer d’une façon précise). | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de controlar. |
Where the eye mixes control and controle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: control vs controle
A purely visual mix-up. control (\kən.ˈtɹoʊl\) and controle (\konˈtɾo.le\) 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 extra letter(s) - “control” sits inside “controle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
control is recorded at frequency rank #13,145, classified as averb, pronounced \kən.ˈtɹoʊl\. controle is at rank #15,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \konˈtɾo.le\.
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 28485, this pair ranks #322,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of control vs controle
Shared letters: clnort. Private to "control": -. Private to "controle": e.
"control" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "controle" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "control" and "controle" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "control" vs "controle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "control" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "control" and "controle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "controle vs controller". 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 #322,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.