Which to use
“contrôler” is a verb and “controller” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,991
- “contrôler” frequency rank
- #46,674
- “controller” frequency rank
- 49665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrôler | controller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vérifier la conformité, la régularité ou l'exactitude. | Régulateur. |
Where the eye mixes contrôler and controller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contrôler vs controller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contrôler is \kɔ̃.tʁo.le\ while controller is \kən.ˈtɹoʊ.lɚ\. 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 49665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrôler is recorded at frequency rank #2,991, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁo.le\. controller is at rank #46,674, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kən.ˈtɹoʊ.lɚ\.
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 49665, this pair ranks #168,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contrôler vs controller
Shared letters: celnort. Private to "contrôler": ô. Private to "controller": -.
"contrôler" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "controller" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- controller ← ccontroller · cnotroller · conntroller · conrtoller · contorller · contrloler · controlelr · controllerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contrôler" for "controller" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contrôler" vs "controller" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contrôler" and "controller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrôler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "controller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrôler" and "controller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrôlez vs controller". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #168,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.