Which to use
“contrôlées” and “contrôlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,447
- “contrôlées” frequency rank
- #14,233
- “contrôlent” frequency rank
- 32680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrôlées | contrôlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de contrôler. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contrôler. |
Where the eye mixes contrôlées and contrôlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contrôlées (CVCCCVCVVC) and contrôlent (CVCCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: contrôlées vs contrôlent
A purely visual mix-up. contrôlées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrôlées is recorded at frequency rank #18,447, 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 32680, this pair ranks #295,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contrôlées vs contrôlent
Shared letters: celnortô. Private to "contrôlées": sé. Private to "contrôlent": -.
"contrôlées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "contrôlent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contrôlées" for "contrôlent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contrôlées" or "contrôlent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôlées" 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 #295,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrôlées" and "contrôlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlées vs controller". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,660 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.