déroulavsdérouléeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déroula is a verb, déroulée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déroula and déroulée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
déroula
8 ch
déroulée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

déroula#47,858
déroulée#10,862

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déroula" and "déroulée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déroula" is a verb and "déroulée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déroula" or "déroulée"?
"déroulée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,862 in our French list, against #47,858 for "déroula". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déroula vs déroulée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “déroula”; for a noun, it's “déroulée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déroula” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list