Which to use
“découlent” is a verb and “découvert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,683
- “découlent” frequency rank
- #1,590
- “découvert” frequency rank
- 19273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découlent | découvert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Qui n’est pas couvert. |
Where the eye mixes découlent and découvert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découlent and découvert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: découlent vs découvert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découlent is \de.kul\ while découvert is \de.ku.vɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découlent is recorded at frequency rank #17,683, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kul\. découvert is at rank #1,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.vɛʁ\.
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 19273, this pair ranks #374,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découlent vs découvert
Shared letters: cdeotué. Private to "découlent": ln. Private to "découvert": rv.
"découlent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "découvert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découlent" and "découvert" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "découlent" or "découvert"?
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 "découlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découlent" and "découvert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs découlent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #374,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.