Which to use
“décollent” and “découlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,567
- “décollent” frequency rank
- #17,683
- “découlent” frequency rank
- 63250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décollent | découlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découler. |
Where the eye mixes décollent and découlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. décollent (CVCVCCVCC) and découlent (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses décollent with découlent
A purely visual mix-up. décollent (\de.kɔl\) and découlent (\de.kul\) 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 a single letter - l in “décollent” becomes u in “découlent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63250, 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\. découlent is at rank #17,683, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kul\.
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 63250, this pair ranks #82,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décollent vs découlent
Shared letters: cdelnoté. Private to "décollent": -. Private to "découlent": u.
"décollent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "découlent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décollent" for "découlent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "décollent" or "découlent" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décollent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décollent" and "découlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #82,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.