Which to use
“découvrez” and “découvrirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,997
- “découvrez” frequency rank
- #38,256
- “découvrirez” frequency rank
- 41253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvrez | découvrirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de découvrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvrez and découvrirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. découvrez runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against découvrirez's 11 (CVCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: découvrez vs découvrirez
A purely visual mix-up. découvrez (\de.ku.vʁe\) and découvrirez (\de.ku.vʁi.ʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découvrez is recorded at frequency rank #2,997, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁe\. découvrirez is at rank #38,256, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁi.ʁe\.
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 41253, this pair ranks #234,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découvrez vs découvrirez
Shared letters: cdeoruvzé. Private to "découvrez": -. Private to "découvrirez": i.
"découvrez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "découvrirez" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "découvrez" and "découvrirez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "découvrez" vs "découvrirez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découvrirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvrez" and "découvrirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrirent vs découvrirez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #234,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.