Which to use
“déraper” and “dérober” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,772
- “déraper” frequency rank
- #23,527
- “dérober” frequency rank
- 62299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déraper | dérober |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire. | Enlever ou voler en cachette. |
Where the eye mixes déraper and dérober
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déraper and dérober follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déraper vs dérober
A purely visual mix-up. déraper (\de.ʁa.pe\) and dérober (\de.ʁɔ.be\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déraper is recorded at frequency rank #38,772, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁa.pe\. dérober is at rank #23,527, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɔ.be\.
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 62299, this pair ranks #87,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déraper vs dérober
Shared letters: deré. Private to "déraper": ap. Private to "dérober": bo.
"déraper" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dérober" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déraper" and "dérober" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déraper" or "dérober" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déraper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérober" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déraper" and "dérober" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déraper vs draper". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,851 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.