Which to use
“dérape” and “déraper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,789
- “dérape” frequency rank
- #38,772
- “déraper” frequency rank
- 66561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérape | déraper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déraper. | Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire. |
Where the eye mixes dérape and déraper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dérape runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against déraper's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dérape with déraper
A purely visual mix-up. dérape (\de.ʁap\) and déraper (\de.ʁa.pe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “dérape” sits inside “déraper”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérape is recorded at frequency rank #27,789, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁap\. déraper is at rank #38,772, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁa.pe\.
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 66561, this pair ranks #67,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dérape vs déraper
Shared letters: adepré. Private to "dérape": -. Private to "déraper": -.
"dérape" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "déraper" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dérape" and "déraper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dérape" or "déraper"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dérape" and "déraper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déraper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérape" and "déraper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérape vs derme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.