Which to use
“découdre” and “découvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,736
- “découdre” frequency rank
- #30,988
- “découvres” frequency rank
- 60724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découdre | découvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaire ce qui est cousu. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découdre and découvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: découdre vs découvres
A purely visual mix-up. découdre (\de.kudʁ\) and découvres (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60724, 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\. découvres is at rank #30,988, 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 60724, this pair ranks #96,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découdre vs découvres
Shared letters: cdeorué. Private to "découdre": -. Private to "découvres": sv.
"découdre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "découvres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découdre" and "découvres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "découdre" or "découvres"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "découdre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découdre" and "découvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #96,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.