Which to use
“découdre” is a verb and “découpée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,736
- “découdre” frequency rank
- #29,326
- “découpée” frequency rank
- 59062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découdre | découpée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaire ce qui est cousu. | Féminin singulier de découpé. |
Where the eye mixes découdre and découpée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. découdre (CVCVVCCV) and découpée (CVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses découdre with découpée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découdre is \de.kudʁ\ while découpée is \de.ku.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59062, 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\. découpée is at rank #29,326, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.pe\.
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 59062, this pair ranks #105,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découdre vs découpée
Shared letters: cdeoué. Private to "découdre": r. Private to "découpée": p.
"découdre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "découpée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découdre" and "découpée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "découdre" or "découpée" show up more?
What to do next
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 "découpée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découdre" and "découpée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpée vs dégoûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.