Which to use
“découvres” and “découvrir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,988
- “découvres” frequency rank
- #1,328
- “découvrir” frequency rank
- 32316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvres | découvrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. | Dégarnir de ce qui couvrait. |
Where the eye mixes découvres and découvrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses découvres with découvrir
A purely visual mix-up. découvres (\de.kuvʁ\) and découvrir (\de.ku.vʁiʁ\) 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 32316, 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\. découvrir is at rank #1,328, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁiʁ\.
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 32316, this pair ranks #298,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découvres vs découvrir
Shared letters: cdoruvé. Private to "découvres": es. Private to "découvrir": i.
"découvres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "découvrir" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "découvres" and "découvrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "découvres" vs "découvrir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "découvres" and "découvrir" 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 "découvrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvres" and "découvrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #298,057 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.