Which to use
“découle” and “déroula” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #47,858
- “déroula” frequency rank
- 59248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | déroula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de dérouler. |
Where the eye mixes découle and déroula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. découle and déroula follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: découle vs déroula
A purely visual mix-up. découle (\de.kul\) and déroula (\de.ʁu.la\) 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 59248, 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\. déroula is at rank #47,858, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.la\.
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 59248, this pair ranks #104,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs déroula
Shared letters: dloué. Private to "découle": ce. Private to "déroula": ar.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déroula" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découle" for "déroula" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "découle" or "déroula" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "découle" and "déroula" 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 "déroula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "déroula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défoule vs déroula". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.