découpévsdéçueWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: découpé is a adjective, déçue is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“découpé” is an adjective and “déçue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,935
“découpé” frequency rank
#10,491
“déçue” frequency rank
28426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature découpé déçue
Definition Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. Femme déçue.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set découpé and déçue apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
découpé
5 ch
déçue

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découpé is anadjective and déçueanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

découpé is recorded at frequency rank #17,935, classified as anadj. déçue is at rank #10,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.sy\.

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 28426, this pair ranks #322,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of découpé vs déçue

Shared letters: dué. Private to "découpé": cop. Private to "déçue": .

"découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "déçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Frequency comparison

découpé#17,935
déçue#10,491

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "découpé" and "déçue" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "découpé" is an adjective and "déçue" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "découpé" or "déçue"?
"déçue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,491 in our French list, against #17,935 for "découpé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering découpé vs déçue

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “découpé”; for a noun, it's “déçue”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “découpé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list