Which to use
“découpée” and “dégoûtée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,326
- “découpée” frequency rank
- #41,245
- “dégoûtée” frequency rank
- 70571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpée | dégoûtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de découpé. | Féminin singulier de dégoûté. |
Where the eye mixes découpée and dégoûtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. découpée and dégoûtée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between découpée and dégoûtée
A purely visual mix-up. découpée (\de.ku.pe\) and dégoûtée (\de.ɡu.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70571, 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\. dégoûtée is at rank #41,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡu.te\.
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 70571, this pair ranks #50,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découpée vs dégoûtée
Shared letters: deoé. Private to "découpée": cpu. Private to "dégoûtée": gtû.
"découpée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "dégoûtée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découpée" for "dégoûtée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "découpée" vs "dégoûtée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découpée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoûtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpée" and "dégoûtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûtée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.