Which to use
“découvrais” and “découvrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,612
- “découvrais” frequency rank
- #32,786
- “découvrons” frequency rank
- 82398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvrais | découvrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de découvrir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvrais and découvrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découvrais (CVCVVCCVVC) and découvrons (CVCVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses découvrais with découvrons
A purely visual mix-up. découvrais (\de.ku.vʁɛ\) and découvrons (\de.ku.vʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découvrais is recorded at frequency rank #49,612, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁɛ\. découvrons is at rank #32,786, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁɔ̃\.
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 82398, this pair ranks #16,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découvrais vs découvrons
Shared letters: cdorsuvé. Private to "découvrais": ai. Private to "découvrons": n.
"découvrais" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC · "découvrons" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découvrais" and "découvrons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découvrais" or "découvrons" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvrais" and "découvrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.