Which to use
“découlant” and “déroulent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,241
- “découlant” frequency rank
- #11,396
- “déroulent” frequency rank
- 33637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découlant | déroulent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de découler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dérouler. |
Where the eye mixes découlant and déroulent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découlant and déroulent 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 déroulent
A purely visual mix-up. découlant (\de.ku.lɑ̃\) and déroulent (\de.ʁul\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33637, 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\. déroulent is at rank #11,396, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁul\.
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 33637, this pair ranks #289,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découlant vs déroulent
Shared letters: dlnotué. Private to "découlant": ac. Private to "déroulent": er.
"découlant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "déroulent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découlant" for "déroulent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "découlant" or "déroulent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découlant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découlant" and "déroulent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs découlant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,304 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.