découpévsdégoûteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,935
“découpé” frequency rank
#22,244
“dégoûte” frequency rank
40179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature découpé dégoûte
Definition Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe dégoûter.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
découpé
7 ch
dégoûte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découpé is anadjective and dégoûteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

découpé is recorded at frequency rank #17,935, classified as anadj. dégoûte is at rank #22,244, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡut\.

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 40179, this pair ranks #242,423 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of découpé vs dégoûte

Shared letters: doé. Private to "découpé": cpu. Private to "dégoûte": egtû.

"découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "dégoûte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequency comparison

découpé#17,935
dégoûte#22,244

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "découpé" and "dégoûte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "découpé" is an adjective and "dégoûte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "découpé" or "dégoûte"?
"découpé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,935 in our French list, against #22,244 for "dégoûte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering découpé vs dégoûte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “découpé”; for a verb, it's “dégoûte”.
  • 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