découvertesvsdécouvertsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“découvertes” and “découverts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,750
“découvertes” frequency rank
#10,489
“découverts” frequency rank
15239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature découvertes découverts
Definition Féminin pluriel de découvert. Masculin pluriel de découvert.

Where the eye mixes découvertes and découverts

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. découvertes runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCCVC) against découverts's 10 (CVCVVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
découvertes
10 ch
découverts

Visual trap between découvertes and découverts

A purely visual mix-up. découvertes (\de.ku.vɛʁt\) and découverts (\de.ku.vɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

découvertes is recorded at frequency rank #4,750, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.vɛʁt\. découverts is at rank #10,489, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.vɛʁ\.

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 15239, this pair ranks #393,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of découvertes vs découverts

Shared letters: cdeorstuvé. Private to "découvertes": -. Private to "découverts": -.

"découvertes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC  ·  "découverts" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "découvertes" and "découverts" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.ku.vɛʁt\ versus \de.ku.vɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "découvertes" or "découverts"?
"découvertes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,750 in our French list, against #10,489 for "découverts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "découvertes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "découverts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #393,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "découvertes" and "découverts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découverts vs découvres". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #393,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list