Which to use
“découpées” is an adjective and “découvres” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,652
- “découpées” frequency rank
- #30,988
- “découvres” frequency rank
- 64640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découpées | découvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de découpé. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découpées and découvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. découpées (CVCVVCVVC) and découvres (CVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses découpées with découvres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découpées is \de.ku.pe\ while découvres is \de.kuvʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64640, 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\. découvres is at rank #30,988, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kuvʁ\.
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 64640, this pair ranks #76,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découpées vs découvres
Shared letters: cdeosué. Private to "découpées": p. Private to "découvres": rv.
"découpées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "découvres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découpées" and "découvres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "découpées" vs "découvres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découpées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découpées" and "découvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.