Which to use
“découpé” and “découpées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- #33,652
- “découpées” frequency rank
- 51587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpé | découpées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. | Féminin pluriel de découpé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set découpé and découpées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
découpé and découpées 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 2 extra letter(s) - “découpé” sits inside “découpées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découpé is recorded at frequency rank #17,935, classified as anadj. découpées is at rank #33,652, 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 51587, this pair ranks #153,906 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découpé vs découpées
Shared letters: cdopué. Private to "découpé": -. Private to "découpées": es.
"découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "découpées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering découpé vs découpées
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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