découvriravsdécouvrirezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“découvrira” and “découvrirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,183
“découvrira” frequency rank
#38,256
“découvrirez” frequency rank
61439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature découvrira découvrirez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de découvrir. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de découvrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set découvrira and découvrirez apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
découvrira
11 ch
découvrirez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. découvrira (\de.ku.vʁi.ʁa\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

découvrira is recorded at frequency rank #23,183, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁi.ʁa\. 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 61439, this pair ranks #92,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of découvrira vs découvrirez

Shared letters: cdioruvé. Private to "découvrira": a. Private to "découvrirez": ez.

"découvrira" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV  ·  "découvrirez" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

découvrira#23,183
découvrirez#38,256

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "découvrira" and "découvrirez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.ku.vʁi.ʁa\ versus \de.ku.vʁi.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "découvrira" or "découvrirez"?
"découvrira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,183 in our French list, against #38,256 for "découvrirez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering découvrira vs découvrirez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “découvrira” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list