Which to use
“déraper” and “draper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,772
- “déraper” frequency rank
- #34,989
- “draper” frequency rank
- 73761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déraper | draper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire. | Couvrir de drap, ou plus généralement de draperies tendues en signe de deuil. |
Where the eye mixes déraper and draper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déraper with draper
A purely visual mix-up. déraper (\de.ʁa.pe\) and draper (\dʁa.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73761, 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\. draper is at rank #34,989, tagged as averb, pronounced \dʁa.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 73761, this pair ranks #39,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déraper vs draper
Shared letters: adepr. Private to "déraper": é. Private to "draper": -.
"déraper" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "draper" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- draper ← darper · ddraper · draepr · draperr · drapper · drapre · drpaer · drraper
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déraper" and "draper" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déraper" vs "draper" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déraper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "draper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déraper" and "draper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doper vs draper". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #39,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.