Which to use
“découvrent” and “découvrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,986
- “découvrent” frequency rank
- #32,786
- “découvrons” frequency rank
- 42772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvrent | découvrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvrent and découvrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découvrent and découvrons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses découvrent with découvrons
A purely visual mix-up. découvrent (\de.kuvʁ\) 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 42772, 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\. 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 42772, this pair ranks #223,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découvrent vs découvrons
Shared letters: cdnoruvé. Private to "découvrent": et. Private to "découvrons": s.
"découvrent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "découvrons" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découvrent" and "découvrons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "découvrent" vs "découvrons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrent" 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 #223,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvrent" and "découvrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvrons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.