Which to use
“dérivée” is a noun and “dérivées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,550
- “dérivée” frequency rank
- #24,201
- “dérivées” frequency rank
- 46751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérivée | dérivées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Limite du taux d’accroissement d’une fonction d'une variable réelle en un point quand l’accroissement de la variable tend vers zéro. | Féminin pluriel de dérivé. |
Same sound, different letters: dérivée vs dérivées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. dérivée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against dérivées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - dérivée / dérivées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dérivée and dérivées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ʁi.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dérivée” sits inside “dérivées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérivée is recorded at frequency rank #22,550, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁi.ve\. dérivées is at rank #24,201, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁi.ve\.
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 46751, this pair ranks #192,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérivée vs dérivées
Shared letters: deirvé. Private to "dérivée": -. Private to "dérivées": s.
"dérivée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dérivées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dérivée" and "dérivées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dérivée" or "dérivées"?
What to do next
"dérivée" and "dérivées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérivée" and "dérivées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérivées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.