Which to use
“découle” is a verb and “découpée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #29,326
- “découpée” frequency rank
- 40716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | découpée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Féminin singulier de découpé. |
Where the eye mixes découle and découpée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. découle runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against découpée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between découle and découpée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découle is \de.kul\ while découpée is \de.ku.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40716, 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\. découpée is at rank #29,326, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.pe\.
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 40716, this pair ranks #238,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs découpée
Shared letters: cdeoué. Private to "découle": l. Private to "découpée": p.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "découpée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découle" and "découpée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découle" or "découpée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "découle" and "découpée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découpée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "découpée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpée vs dégoûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #238,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.