Which to use
“contrôlées” is a verb and “contrôles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,447
- “contrôlées” frequency rank
- #5,542
- “contrôles” frequency rank
- 23989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrôlées | contrôles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de contrôler. | Pluriel de contrôle. |
Where the eye mixes contrôlées and contrôles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contrôlées runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVVC) against contrôles's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contrôlées vs contrôles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contrôlées is \kɔ̃.tʁo.le\ while contrôles is \kɔ̃.tʁol\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 23989, 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\. 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 23989, this pair ranks #349,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contrôlées vs contrôles
Shared letters: celnorstô. Private to "contrôlées": é. Private to "contrôles": -.
"contrôlées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "contrôles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contrôlées" and "contrôles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contrôlées" or "contrôles"?
Useful next steps
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 "contrôles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrôlées" and "contrôles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlées vs controller". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #349,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.