Which to use
“découvres” and “découvrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,988
- “découvres” frequency rank
- #32,786
- “découvrons” frequency rank
- 63774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvres | découvrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvres and découvrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. découvres runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against découvrons's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between découvres and découvrons
A purely visual mix-up. découvres (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63774, 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\. 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 63774, this pair ranks #80,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découvres vs découvrons
Shared letters: cdorsuvé. Private to "découvres": e. Private to "découvrons": n.
"découvres" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "découvrons" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découvres" and "découvrons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "découvres" or "découvrons" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvres" 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 #80,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvres" and "découvrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrais vs découvrons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #80,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.