Which to use
“dérivées” is an adjective and “dérivent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,201
- “dérivées” frequency rank
- #39,274
- “dérivent” frequency rank
- 63475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérivées | dérivent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dérivé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dériver. |
Where the eye mixes dérivées and dérivent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dérivées (CVCVCVVC) and dérivent (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dérivées vs dérivent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dérivées is \de.ʁi.ve\ while dérivent is \de.ʁiv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérivées is recorded at frequency rank #24,201, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁi.ve\. dérivent is at rank #39,274, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁiv\.
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 63475, this pair ranks #81,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dérivées vs dérivent
Shared letters: deirvé. Private to "dérivées": s. Private to "dérivent": nt.
"dérivées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dérivent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dérivées" and "dérivent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dérivées" vs "dérivent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dérivées" and "dérivent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérivent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérivées" and "dérivent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérivant vs dérivent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.