Which to use
“découvrent” and “découvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,986
- “découvrent” frequency rank
- #2,997
- “découvrez” frequency rank
- 12983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvrent | découvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvrent and découvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découvrent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against découvrez's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between découvrent and découvrez
A purely visual mix-up. découvrent (\de.kuvʁ\) and découvrez (\de.ku.vʁe\) 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 12983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découvrent is recorded at frequency rank #9,986, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kuvʁ\. découvrez is at rank #2,997, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁe\.
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 12983, this pair ranks #402,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of découvrent vs découvrez
Shared letters: cdeoruvé. Private to "découvrent": nt. Private to "découvrez": z.
"découvrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "découvrez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découvrent" and "découvrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "découvrent" or "découvrez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "découvrent" and "découvrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvrent" and "découvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs découvrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #402,912 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.