Which to use
“découdre” and “découle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,736
- “découdre” frequency rank
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- 41126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découdre | découle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaire ce qui est cousu. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. |
Where the eye mixes découdre and découle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. découdre runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against découle's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découdre vs découle
A purely visual mix-up. découdre (\de.kudʁ\) and découle (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découdre is recorded at frequency rank #29,736, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kudʁ\. découle is at rank #11,390, 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 41126, this pair ranks #235,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découdre vs découle
Shared letters: cdeoué. Private to "découdre": r. Private to "découle": l.
"découdre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découdre" and "découle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "découdre" vs "découle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découdre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découdre" and "découle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décore vs découdre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #235,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.