Which to use
“dérobée” and “déroulée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,298
- “dérobée” frequency rank
- #10,862
- “déroulée” frequency rank
- 48160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérobée | déroulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danse traditionnelle bretonne. | Groupe de personnes se déplaçant ensemble. |
Where the eye mixes dérobée and déroulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dérobée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against déroulée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dérobée vs déroulée
A purely visual mix-up. dérobée (\de.ʁɔ.be\) and déroulée (\de.ʁu.le\) 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 48160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérobée is recorded at frequency rank #37,298, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁɔ.be\. déroulée is at rank #10,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\.
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 48160, this pair ranks #181,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérobée vs déroulée
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "dérobée": b. Private to "déroulée": lu.
"dérobée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déroulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dérobée" and "déroulée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dérobée" or "déroulée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dérobée" and "déroulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérobée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérobée" and "déroulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérobée vs déroge". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.