Which to use
“découle” is a verb and “découpé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- 29325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | découpé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. |
Letter map: découle vs découpé
Shared letters muted; letters that set découle and découpé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. découle and découpé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: découle vs découpé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découle is averb and découpéanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découle is recorded at frequency rank #11,390, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kul\. découpé is at rank #17,935, tagged as anadj.
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 29325, this pair ranks #317,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs découpé
Shared letters: cdoué. Private to "découle": el. Private to "découpé": p.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découle" and "découpé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découle" or "découpé" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "découle" vs "découpé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "découle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "découpé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpé vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #317,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.