Which to use
“découpées” is an adjective and “découper” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,652
- “découpées” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “découper” frequency rank
- 49013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpées | découper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel 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: découpées vs découper
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. découpées runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against découper's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - découpées / découper
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: découpées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découpées is recorded at frequency rank #33,652, 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 49013, this pair ranks #174,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découpées vs découper
Shared letters: cdeopué. Private to "découpées": s. Private to "découper": r.
"découpées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "découper" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découpées" for "découper" ever safe?
Frequency check: "découpées" vs "découper" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "découpées" / "découper". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "découpées" 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 #174,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpées" and "découper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpées vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.