découdrevsdécouvresConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
découdre
9 ch
découvres

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?
No. They are said differently (\de.kudʁ\ versus \de.kuvʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "découdre" or "découvres"?
"découdre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,736 in our French list, against #30,988 for "découvres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list