Which to use
“découlent” and “dévoilent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,683
- “découlent” frequency rank
- #24,204
- “dévoilent” frequency rank
- 41887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découlent | dévoilent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes découlent and dévoilent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découlent and dévoilent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between découlent and dévoilent
A purely visual mix-up. découlent (\de.kul\) and dévoilent (\de.vwal\) 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 41887, 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\. dévoilent is at rank #24,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\.
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 41887, this pair ranks #229,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découlent vs dévoilent
Shared letters: delnoté. Private to "découlent": cu. Private to "dévoilent": iv.
"découlent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découlent" and "dévoilent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "découlent" or "dévoilent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découlent" and "dévoilent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs dévoilent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,794 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.