Which to use
“dérèglement” and “déroulement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,418
- “dérèglement” frequency rank
- #7,683
- “déroulement” frequency rank
- 35101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérèglement | déroulement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État d’une chose déréglée, sortie de son fonctionnement normal et habituel. | Action de dérouler. |
Where the eye mixes dérèglement and déroulement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dérèglement (CVCVCCVCVCC) and déroulement (CVCVVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dérèglement vs déroulement
A purely visual mix-up. dérèglement (\de.ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\) and déroulement (\de.ʁul.mɑ̃\) 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 35101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérèglement is recorded at frequency rank #27,418, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\. déroulement is at rank #7,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁul.mɑ̃\.
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 35101, this pair ranks #279,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérèglement vs déroulement
Shared letters: delmnrté. Private to "dérèglement": gè. Private to "déroulement": ou.
"dérèglement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC · "déroulement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dérèglement" for "déroulement" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dérèglement" or "déroulement" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dérèglement" and "déroulement" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérèglement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérèglement" and "déroulement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déferlement vs dérèglement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.