Which to use
“découler” is a verb and “découpé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,908
- “découler” frequency rank
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- 53843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découler | découpé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couler peu à peu et de suite. | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. |
Letter map: découler vs découpé
Shared letters muted; letters that set découler and découpé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. découler runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against découpé's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - découler and découpé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découler is averb and découpéanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découler is recorded at frequency rank #35,908, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.le\. découpé is at rank #17,935, tagged as anadj.
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 53843, this pair ranks #138,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découler vs découpé
Shared letters: cdoué. Private to "découler": elr. Private to "découpé": p.
"découler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découler" and "découpé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découler" or "découpé" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "découler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découler" and "découpé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découler vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.