Which to use
“découler” and “déroulera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,908
- “découler” frequency rank
- #14,025
- “déroulera” frequency rank
- 49933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découler | déroulera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couler peu à peu et de suite. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dérouler. |
Where the eye mixes découler and déroulera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découler runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against déroulera's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between découler and déroulera
A purely visual mix-up. découler (\de.ku.le\) and déroulera (\de.ʁu.lə.ʁa\) 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 49933, 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\. déroulera is at rank #14,025, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.lə.ʁa\.
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 49933, this pair ranks #166,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découler vs déroulera
Shared letters: delorué. Private to "découler": c. Private to "déroulera": a.
"découler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "déroulera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découler" and "déroulera" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "découler" vs "déroulera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découler" and "déroulera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découler vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.