Which to use
“découle” and “dérouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #11,956
- “dérouler” frequency rank
- 23346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | dérouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Étendre ce qui était roulé et le mettre de son long. |
Where the eye mixes découle and dérouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. découle runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dérouler's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découle vs dérouler
A purely visual mix-up. découle (\de.kul\) and dérouler (\de.ʁu.le\) 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 23346, 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\. dérouler is at rank #11,956, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\.
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 23346, this pair ranks #353,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs dérouler
Shared letters: deloué. Private to "découle": c. Private to "dérouler": r.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dérouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découle" and "dérouler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "découle" vs "dérouler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "dérouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "dérouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découle vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #353,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.