Which to use
“découpée” is an adjective and “découper” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,326
- “découpée” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “découper” frequency rank
- 44687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpée | découper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de découpé. | Couper par morceaux une pièce de viande ou détacher un à un les membres d’une pièce de volaille, de gibier. |
Same sound, different letters: découpée vs découper
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. découpée (CVCVVCVV) and découper (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: découpée vs découper
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: découpée and découper carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ku.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découpée is recorded at frequency rank #29,326, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.pe\. découper is at rank #15,361, tagged as averb, 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 44687, this pair ranks #208,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découpée vs découper
Shared letters: cdeopué. Private to "découpée": -. Private to "découper": r.
"découpée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "découper" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découpée" and "découper" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découpée" or "découper" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "découpée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpée" and "découper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpée vs dégoûtée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #208,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.