Which to use
“contrôlée” and “contrôlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,807
- “contrôlée” frequency rank
- #14,233
- “contrôlent” frequency rank
- 24040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrôlée | contrôlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de contrôler. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contrôler. |
Where the eye mixes contrôlée and contrôlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contrôlée runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVV) against contrôlent's 10 (CVCCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contrôlée vs contrôlent
A purely visual mix-up. contrôlée (\kɔ̃.tʁo.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrôlée is recorded at frequency rank #9,807, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁo.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 24040, this pair ranks #348,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contrôlée vs contrôlent
Shared letters: celnortô. Private to "contrôlée": é. Private to "contrôlent": -.
"contrôlée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV · "contrôlent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contrôlée" and "contrôlent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contrôlée" or "contrôlent"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôlée" 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 #348,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrôlée" and "contrôlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlaient vs contrôlent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #348,982 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.