Which to use
“découler” and “découper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,908
- “découler” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “découper” frequency rank
- 51269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découler | découper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couler peu à peu et de suite. | Couper par morceaux une pièce de viande ou détacher un à un les membres d’une pièce de volaille, de gibier. |
Where the eye mixes découler and découper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découler and découper follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: découler vs découper
A purely visual mix-up. découler (\de.ku.le\) and découper (\de.ku.pe\) 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 a single letter - l in “découler” becomes p in “découper”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51269, 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\. découper is at rank #15,361, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.pe\.
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 51269, this pair ranks #156,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découler vs découper
Shared letters: cdeorué. Private to "découler": l. Private to "découper": p.
"découler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "découper" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découler" and "découper" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "découler" vs "découper" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "découler" and "découper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découler" and "découper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découler vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #156,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.