Which to use
“déboule” is a verb and “déroulée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,835
- “déboule” frequency rank
- #10,862
- “déroulée” frequency rank
- 53697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déboule | déroulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débouler. | Groupe de personnes se déplaçant ensemble. |
Where the eye mixes déboule and déroulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déboule runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against déroulée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déboule and déroulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déboule is \de.bul\ while déroulée is \de.ʁu.le\. 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 53697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déboule is recorded at frequency rank #42,835, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bul\. déroulée is at rank #10,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁu.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 53697, this pair ranks #139,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déboule vs déroulée
Shared letters: deloué. Private to "déboule": b. Private to "déroulée": r.
"déboule" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déroulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déboule" for "déroulée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déboule" or "déroulée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déboule" and "déroulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déboule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déboule" and "déroulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déboule vs déroula". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.