Which to use
“controle” and “contrôlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,340
- “controle” frequency rank
- #14,233
- “contrôlent” frequency rank
- 29573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controle | contrôlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de controlar. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contrôler. |
Where the eye mixes controle and contrôlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controle and contrôlent
A purely visual mix-up. controle (\konˈtɾo.le\) and contrôlent (\kɔ̃.tʁol\) 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 29573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controle is recorded at frequency rank #15,340, classified as averb, pronounced \konˈtɾo.le\. contrôlent is at rank #14,233, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁol\.
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 29573, this pair ranks #315,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of controle vs contrôlent
Shared letters: celnort. Private to "controle": -. Private to "contrôlent": ô.
"controle" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "contrôlent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controle ← ccontrole · cnotrole · conntrole · conrtole · contorle · contrloe · controel · controlle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "controle" and "contrôlent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "controle" vs "contrôlent" - which ranks higher?
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 "controle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controle" and "contrôlent" 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 #315,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.