Which to use
“découpé” is an adjective and “déroute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- #14,460
- “déroute” frequency rank
- 32395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpé | déroute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. | Fuite de troupes qui ont été défaites ou qui ont pris l’épouvante d’elles-mêmes. |
Letter map: découpé vs déroute
Shared letters muted; letters that set découpé and déroute apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. découpé and déroute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - découpé and déroute
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: découpé is anadjective and dérouteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découpé is recorded at frequency rank #17,935, classified as anadj. déroute is at rank #14,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁut\.
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 32395, this pair ranks #297,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découpé vs déroute
Shared letters: doué. Private to "découpé": cp. Private to "déroute": ert.
"découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déroute" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpé" and "déroute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpé vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #297,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.