Which to use
“décolle” is a verb and “découpé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,725
- “décolle” frequency rank
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- 36660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décolle | découpé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. |
Letter map: décolle vs découpé
Shared letters muted; letters that set décolle and découpé apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. décolle (CVCVCCV) and découpé (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for décolle / découpé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: décolle is averb and découpéanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décolle is recorded at frequency rank #18,725, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔl\. découpé is at rank #17,935, tagged as anadj.
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 36660, this pair ranks #268,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décolle vs découpé
Shared letters: cdoé. Private to "décolle": el. Private to "découpé": pu.
"décolle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décolle" and "découpé" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "décolle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décolle" and "découpé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpé vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.