Which to use
“découlant” and “découlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,241
- “découlant” frequency rank
- #17,683
- “découlent” frequency rank
- 39924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découlant | découlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de découler. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découler. |
Where the eye mixes découlant and découlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découlant and découlent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: découlant vs découlent
A purely visual mix-up. découlant (\de.ku.lɑ̃\) and découlent (\de.kul\) 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 - a in “découlant” becomes e in “découlent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découlant is recorded at frequency rank #22,241, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.lɑ̃\. découlent is at rank #17,683, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kul\.
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 39924, this pair ranks #244,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découlant vs découlent
Shared letters: cdlnotué. Private to "découlant": a. Private to "découlent": e.
"découlant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "découlent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découlant" for "découlent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "découlant" or "découlent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "découlant" and "découlent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découlant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découlant" and "découlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs découlant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #244,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.