Which to use
“découpage” is a noun and “découpé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,911
- “découpage” frequency rank
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- 32846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpage | découpé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de découper, de faire des morceaux avec un objet coupant. | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. |
Letter map: découpage vs découpé
Shared letters muted; letters that set découpage and découpé apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. découpage runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against découpé's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for découpage / découpé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découpage is anoun and découpéanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découpage is recorded at frequency rank #14,911, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ku.paʒ\. 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 32846, this pair ranks #294,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découpage vs découpé
Shared letters: cdopué. Private to "découpage": aeg. Private to "découpé": -.
"découpage" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découpage" and "découpé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "découpage" or "découpé"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "découpage" and "découpé".
- Full dictionary entry for "découpage" 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 #294,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpage" and "découpé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpé vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #294,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.