Which to use
“découle” is a verb and “déçue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #10,491
- “déçue” frequency rank
- 21881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | déçue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Femme déçue. |
Where the eye mixes découle and déçue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. découle runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against déçue's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découle vs déçue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découle is \de.kul\ while déçue is \de.sy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21881, 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\. déçue is at rank #10,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.sy\.
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 21881, this pair ranks #360,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs déçue
Shared letters: deué. Private to "découle": clo. Private to "déçue": ç.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découle" for "déçue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "découle" vs "déçue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "découle" and "déçue" 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 "déçue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,957 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "déçue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #360,957 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.