developed
\dɪˈvɛl.əpt\
The verdict
“developed” is uncommon French (frequency #89,597 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,597
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prétérit du verbe to develop.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | developed |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɪˈvɛl.əpt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “developed” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
developed is uncommon French at frequency #89,597 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \dɪˈvɛl.əpt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
developed has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is developed, spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-E-D.
Definition
- 1Prétérit du verbe to develop.
- 2Participe passé du verbe to develop.
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.
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Using “developed”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E-V-E-L-O-P-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.