Which to use
“contrôlent” and “contrôlez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,233
- “contrôlent” frequency rank
- #38,728
- “contrôlez” frequency rank
- 52961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrôlent | contrôlez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contrôler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contrôler. |
Where the eye mixes contrôlent and contrôlez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contrôlent with contrôlez
A purely visual mix-up. contrôlent (\kɔ̃.tʁol\) and contrôlez (\kɔ̃.tʁo.le\) 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 52961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrôlent is recorded at frequency rank #14,233, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁol\. contrôlez is at rank #38,728, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁo.le\.
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 52961, this pair ranks #144,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contrôlent vs contrôlez
Shared letters: celnortô. Private to "contrôlent": -. Private to "contrôlez": z.
"contrôlent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "contrôlez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contrôlent" and "contrôlez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "contrôlent" or "contrôlez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contrôlent" and "contrôlez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôlez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrôlent" and "contrôlez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlez vs controller". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #144,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.