Which to use
“découverte” is a noun and “découvre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,560
- “découverte” frequency rank
- #2,773
- “découvre” frequency rank
- 4333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découverte | découvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de découvrir, de trouver ce qui n’était pas connu, invention. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découverte and découvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découverte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against découvre's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découverte vs découvre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découverte is \de.ku.vɛʁt\ while découvre is \de.kuvʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4333, 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\. découvre is at rank #2,773, 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 4333, this pair ranks #431,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découverte vs découvre
Shared letters: cdeoruvé. Private to "découverte": t. Private to "découvre": -.
"découverte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "découvre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découverte" and "découvre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découverte" or "découvre" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "découverte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découverte" and "découvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décore vs découvre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #431,865 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.