Which to use
“découvert” is an adjective and “découvrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,590
- “découvert” frequency rank
- #9,986
- “découvrent” frequency rank
- 11576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvert | découvrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas couvert. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvert and découvrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découvert runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against découvrent's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découvert vs découvrent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découvert is \de.ku.vɛʁ\ while découvrent is \de.kuvʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découvert is recorded at frequency rank #1,590, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.vɛʁ\. découvrent is at rank #9,986, 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 11576, this pair ranks #408,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découvert vs découvrent
Shared letters: cdeortuvé. Private to "découvert": -. Private to "découvrent": n.
"découvert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "découvrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découvert" and "découvrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "découvert" vs "découvrent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "découvert" and "découvrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvert" and "découvrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs découvrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #408,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.