Which to use
“découle” and “découvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #2,773
- “découvre” frequency rank
- 14163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | découvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découle and découvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. découle runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against découvre's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between découle and découvre
A purely visual mix-up. découle (\de.kul\) and découvre (\de.kuvʁ\) 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 14163, 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\. découvre is at rank #2,773, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kuvʁ\.
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 14163, this pair ranks #397,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs découvre
Shared letters: cdeoué. Private to "découle": l. Private to "découvre": rv.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "découvre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découle" for "découvre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "découle" or "découvre"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "découle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "découvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découle vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.