Which to use
“découpé” is an adjective and “déroule” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- #5,031
- “déroule” frequency rank
- 22966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpé | déroule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dérouler. |
Letter map: découpé vs déroule
Shared letters muted; letters that set découpé and déroule apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. découpé and déroule follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: découpé vs déroule
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découpé is anadjective and dérouleaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découpé is recorded at frequency rank #17,935, classified as anadj. déroule is at rank #5,031, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁul\.
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 22966, this pair ranks #355,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découpé vs déroule
Shared letters: doué. Private to "découpé": cp. Private to "déroule": elr.
"découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déroule" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découpé" and "déroule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "découpé" vs "déroule" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpé" and "déroule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpé vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.