Which to use
“déroula” is a verb and “déroulée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,858
- “déroula” frequency rank
- #10,862
- “déroulée” frequency rank
- 58720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroula | déroulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de dérouler. | Groupe de personnes se déplaçant ensemble. |
Where the eye mixes déroula and déroulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déroula runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against déroulée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déroula with déroulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déroula is \de.ʁu.la\ while déroulée is \de.ʁu.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroula is recorded at frequency rank #47,858, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.la\. 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 58720, this pair ranks #107,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déroula vs déroulée
Shared letters: dlorué. Private to "déroula": a. Private to "déroulée": e.
"déroula" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déroulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déroula" and "déroulée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déroula" vs "déroulée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déroula" and "déroulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroula" 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 #107,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroula" and "déroulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défoule vs déroula". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.