Which to use
“débouché” and “débouté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,345
- “débouché” frequency rank
- #43,395
- “débouté” frequency rank
- 59740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débouché | débouté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit où l’on passe d’un lieu resserré dans un lieu plus ouvert. | Rejet d’une demande faite en justice. |
Where the eye mixes débouché and débouté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. débouché runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against débouté's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between débouché and débouté
A purely visual mix-up. débouché (\de.bu.ʃe\) and débouté (\de.bu.te\) 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 59740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débouché is recorded at frequency rank #16,345, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.bu.ʃe\. débouté is at rank #43,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.bu.te\.
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 59740, this pair ranks #101,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débouché vs débouté
Shared letters: bdoué. Private to "débouché": ch. Private to "débouté": t.
"débouché" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "débouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "débouché" for "débouté" ever safe?
Which is more common, "débouché" or "débouté"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "débouché" and "débouté" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débouché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débouté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débouché" and "débouté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #101,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.