Which to use
“déroulée” is a noun and “dérouler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,862
- “déroulée” frequency rank
- #11,956
- “dérouler” frequency rank
- 22818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulée | dérouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe de personnes se déplaçant ensemble. | Étendre ce qui était roulé et le mettre de son long. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déroulée and dérouler apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déroulée and dérouler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ʁu.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulée is recorded at frequency rank #10,862, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\. dérouler is at rank #11,956, tagged as averb, 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 22818, this pair ranks #356,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déroulée vs dérouler
Shared letters: delorué. Private to "déroulée": -. Private to "dérouler": -.
"déroulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "dérouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC