Which to use
“contrôlée” is a verb and “contrôles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,807
- “contrôlée” frequency rank
- #5,542
- “contrôles” frequency rank
- 15349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrôlée | contrôles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de contrôler. | Pluriel de contrôle. |
Where the eye mixes contrôlée and contrôles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contrôlée (CVCCCVCVV) and contrôles (CVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between contrôlée and contrôles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contrôlée is \kɔ̃.tʁo.le\ while contrôles is \kɔ̃.tʁol\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15349, 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\. contrôles is at rank #5,542, tagged as anoun, 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 15349, this pair ranks #392,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contrôlée vs contrôles
Shared letters: celnortô. Private to "contrôlée": é. Private to "contrôles": s.
"contrôlée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV · "contrôles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contrôlée" and "contrôles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "contrôlée" vs "contrôles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôlée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrôlée" and "contrôles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlée vs controller". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #392,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.