Which to use
“découvres” and “découvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,988
- “découvres” frequency rank
- #2,997
- “découvrez” frequency rank
- 33985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvres | découvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvres and découvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découvres and découvrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between découvres and découvrez
A purely visual mix-up. découvres (\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 a single letter - s in “découvres” becomes z in “découvrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découvres is recorded at frequency rank #30,988, 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 33985, this pair ranks #286,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découvres vs découvrez
Shared letters: cdeoruvé. Private to "découvres": s. Private to "découvrez": z.
"découvres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "découvrez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découvres" and "découvrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "découvres" or "découvrez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "découvres" and "découvrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvres" 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 #286,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvres" and "découvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #286,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.