Which to use
“décollent” and “découlant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,567
- “décollent” frequency rank
- #22,241
- “découlant” frequency rank
- 67808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décollent | découlant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Participe présent de découler. |
Where the eye mixes décollent and découlant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décollent (CVCVCCVCC) and découlant (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between décollent and découlant
A purely visual mix-up. décollent (\de.kɔl\) and découlant (\de.ku.lɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décollent is recorded at frequency rank #45,567, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔl\. découlant is at rank #22,241, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.lɑ̃\.
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 67808, this pair ranks #61,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décollent vs découlant
Shared letters: cdlnoté. Private to "décollent": e. Private to "découlant": au.
"décollent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "découlant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décollent" and "découlant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décollent" or "découlant"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décollent" and "découlant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décollent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découlant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décollent" and "découlant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.