Which to use
“découvrirent” and “découvrirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,718
- “découvrirent” frequency rank
- #38,256
- “découvrirez” frequency rank
- 84974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découvrirent | découvrirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de découvrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de découvrir. |
Where the eye mixes découvrirent and découvrirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. découvrirent runs 12 letters (CVCVVCCVCVCC) against découvrirez's 11 (CVCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between découvrirent and découvrirez
A purely visual mix-up. découvrirent (\de.ku.vʁiʁ\) 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 84974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découvrirent is recorded at frequency rank #46,718, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.vʁiʁ\. 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 84974, this pair ranks #12,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of découvrirent vs découvrirez
Shared letters: cdeioruvé. Private to "découvrirent": nt. Private to "découvrirez": z.
"découvrirent" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCC · "découvrirez" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découvrirent" for "découvrirez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "découvrirent" or "découvrirez"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "découvrirent" 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 #12,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découvrirent" and "découvrirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découvrirent vs découvriront". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.