Which to use
“déroulée” is a noun and “déroulera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,862
- “déroulée” frequency rank
- #14,025
- “déroulera” frequency rank
- 24887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulée | déroulera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe de personnes se déplaçant ensemble. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dérouler. |
Where the eye mixes déroulée and déroulera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déroulée runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against déroulera's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déroulée vs déroulera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déroulée is \de.ʁu.le\ while déroulera is \de.ʁu.lə.ʁa\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24887, 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\. déroulera is at rank #14,025, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.lə.ʁa\.
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 24887, this pair ranks #343,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déroulée vs déroulera
Shared letters: delorué. Private to "déroulée": -. Private to "déroulera": a.
"déroulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "déroulera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déroulée" and "déroulera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déroulée" vs "déroulera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulée" and "déroulera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déroula vs déroulera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #343,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.