Which to use
“découdre” and “découvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,736
- “découdre” frequency rank
- #2,773
- “découvre” frequency rank
- 32509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découdre | découvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaire ce qui est cousu. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découdre and découvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découdre and découvre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between découdre and découvre
A purely visual mix-up. découdre (\de.kudʁ\) and découvre (\de.kuvʁ\) 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 - d in “découdre” becomes v in “découvre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32509, 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\. découvre is at rank #2,773, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kuvʁ\.
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 32509, this pair ranks #296,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découdre vs découvre
Shared letters: cdeorué. Private to "découdre": -. Private to "découvre": v.
"découdre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "découvre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découdre" and "découvre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "découdre" or "découvre"?
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 "découvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découdre" and "découvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décore vs découdre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #296,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.