Which to use
“découdre” and “découvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,736
- “découdre” frequency rank
- #2,997
- “découvrez” frequency rank
- 32733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découdre | découvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défaire ce qui est cousu. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découdre and découvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découdre runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against découvrez's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découdre vs découvrez
A purely visual mix-up. découdre (\de.kudʁ\) and découvrez (\de.ku.vʁe\) 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 32733, 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\. découvrez is at rank #2,997, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁe\.
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 32733, this pair ranks #295,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découdre vs découvrez
Shared letters: cdeorué. Private to "découdre": -. Private to "découvrez": vz.
"découdre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "découvrez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découdre" for "découvrez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "découdre" or "découvrez"?
After this comparison
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 "découvrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découdre" and "découvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décore vs découdre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.