découpévsdécoupéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“découpé” and “découpée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,935
“découpé” frequency rank
#29,326
“découpée” frequency rank
47261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature découpé découpée
Definition Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. Féminin singulier de découpé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set découpé and découpée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
découpé
8 ch
découpée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

découpé and découpée are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “découpé” sits inside “découpée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

découpé is recorded at frequency rank #17,935, classified as anadj. découpée is at rank #29,326, tagged as anadj, 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 47261, this pair ranks #188,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of découpé vs découpée

Shared letters: cdopué. Private to "découpé": -. Private to "découpée": e.

"découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "découpée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV

Frequency comparison

découpé#17,935
découpée#29,326

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "découpé" and "découpée" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “découpé” sits inside “découpée”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "découpé" or "découpée"?
"découpé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,935 in our French list, against #29,326 for "découpée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering découpé vs découpée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “découpé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list