Which to use
“décollent” and “dévoilent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,567
- “décollent” frequency rank
- #24,204
- “dévoilent” frequency rank
- 69771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décollent | dévoilent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes décollent and dévoilent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décollent (CVCVCCVCC) and dévoilent (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 dévoilent
A purely visual mix-up. décollent (\de.kɔl\) and dévoilent (\de.vwal\) 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 69771, 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\. dévoilent is at rank #24,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\.
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 69771, this pair ranks #53,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décollent vs dévoilent
Shared letters: delnoté. Private to "décollent": c. Private to "dévoilent": iv.
"décollent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décollent" and "dévoilent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décollent" or "dévoilent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décollent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décollent" and "dévoilent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.