Which to use
“controle” is a verb and “controller” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,340
- “controle” frequency rank
- #46,674
- “controller” frequency rank
- 62014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controle | controller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de controlar. | Régulateur. |
Where the eye mixes controle and controller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between controle and controller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controle is \konˈtɾo.le\ while controller is \kən.ˈtɹoʊ.lɚ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62014, 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\. controller is at rank #46,674, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kən.ˈtɹoʊ.lɚ\.
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 62014, this pair ranks #89,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of controle vs controller
Shared letters: celnort. Private to "controle": -. Private to "controller": -.
"controle" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "controller" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controle ← ccontrole · cnotrole · conntrole · conrtole · contorle · contrloe · controel · controlle
- controller ← ccontroller · cnotroller · conntroller · conrtoller · contorller · contrloler · controlelr · controllerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "controle" and "controller" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "controle" or "controller" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "controle" and "controller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "controle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "controle" and "controller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlez 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 #89,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.