découper

\de.ku.pe\

/\de.ku.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“découper” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,361
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Couper par morceaux une pièce de viande ou détacher un à un les membres d’une pièce de volaille, de gibier.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

découper vs déjouer
75% similar
découper vs dénouer
75% similar
découper vs dérouler
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for découper
PropertyValue
Headworddécouper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ku.pe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,361
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “découper” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). découper lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around découper (IPA \de.ku.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,361 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for découper, with forms such as "dcéouper", "ddécouper", and "decouper". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "déjouer", "dénouer", "dérouler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is découper, spelled D-É-C-O-U-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couper par morceaux une pièce de viande ou détacher un à un les membres d’une pièce de volaille, de gibier.
  2. 2
    Couper avec régularité quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Couper du carton, du bois, du papier, de manière que ce qui en reste ait la figure de quelque objet, une forme déterminée.
  4. 4
    Détacher, en coupant tout autour, les figures ou autres objets qui sont représentés sur une toile, sur du papier, etc.
  5. 5
    Se détacher avec beaucoup de netteté.
  6. 6
    Procéder au découpage des séquences d'un film.

Synonyms

creuserdébiterdépecerdétaillerdiviseréchancrerentailleréquarrirfractionnermorcelerpartager

This word in other languages

cut up(English)recortar(Español)aufschneiden(Deutsch)fatiar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcéouper
  • ddécouper
  • decouper
  • déccouper
  • décopuer
  • découepr
  • découperr
  • découpper
  • découpre
  • décuoper
  • déocuper
  • édcouper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of découper - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcéouper2ddécouper1decouper1déccouper1décopuer2découepr2découperr1découpper1
Edit distance from "découper"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "découper"?
"découper" is spelled D-É-C-O-U-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ku.pe\.
What does "découper" mean?
As a verb, "découper" means: Couper par morceaux une pièce de viande ou détacher un à un les membres d’une pièce de volaille, de gibier.
What words are commonly confused with "découper"?
"découper" is commonly confused with "déjouer", "dénouer", "dérouler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "découper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "découper" is \de.ku.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "découper" come from?
"découper" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “découper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-C-O-U-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.ku.pe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “déjouer” - see the side-by-side comparison. découper vs déjouer
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list