Which to use
“découverte” is a noun and “découvertes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,560
- “découverte” frequency rank
- #4,750
- “découvertes” frequency rank
- 6310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découverte | découvertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de découvrir, de trouver ce qui n’était pas connu, invention. | Féminin pluriel de découvert. |
Same sound, different letters: découverte vs découvertes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. découverte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against découvertes's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: découverte vs découvertes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: découverte and découvertes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ku.vɛʁt\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “découverte” sits inside “découvertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découverte is recorded at frequency rank #1,560, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ku.vɛʁt\. découvertes is at rank #4,750, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.vɛʁt\.
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 6310, this pair ranks #426,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découverte vs découvertes
Shared letters: cdeortuvé. Private to "découverte": -. Private to "découvertes": s.
"découverte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "découvertes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découverte" and "découvertes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "découverte" vs "découvertes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"découverte" and "découvertes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "découverte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découverte" and "découvertes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvertes vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #426,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.