Which to use
“déroulant” and “dévoilant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,994
- “déroulant” frequency rank
- #29,337
- “dévoilant” frequency rank
- 50331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulant | dévoilant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se déroule. | Qui illustre, révèle un fait, un comportement. |
Where the eye mixes déroulant and dévoilant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déroulant and dévoilant follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déroulant vs dévoilant
A purely visual mix-up. déroulant (\de.ʁu.lɑ̃\) and dévoilant (\de.vwa.lɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulant is recorded at frequency rank #20,994, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁu.lɑ̃\. dévoilant is at rank #29,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwa.lɑ̃\.
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 50331, this pair ranks #163,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déroulant vs dévoilant
Shared letters: adlnoté. Private to "déroulant": ru. Private to "dévoilant": iv.
"déroulant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "dévoilant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déroulant" for "dévoilant" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déroulant" or "dévoilant" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "déroulant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulant" and "dévoilant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévoilant vs dévorant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #163,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.