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. |
Letter map: découpé vs découpée
Shared letters muted; letters that set découpé and découpée apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. découpé runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against découpée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - découpé / découpée
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découpé" for "découpée" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "découpé" and "découpée".
- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découpée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpé" and "découpée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpée vs dégoûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #188,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.