dérouléesvsdéroulentWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“déroulées” is a noun and “déroulent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,984
“déroulées” frequency rank
#11,396
“déroulent” frequency rank
37380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déroulées déroulent
Definition Pluriel de déroulée. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dérouler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déroulées and déroulent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
déroulées
9 ch
déroulent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déroulées is \de.ʁu.le\ while déroulent is \de.ʁul\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déroulées is recorded at frequency rank #25,984, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\. déroulent is at rank #11,396, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁul\.

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 37380, this pair ranks #262,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déroulées vs déroulent

Shared letters: delorué. Private to "déroulées": s. Private to "déroulent": nt.

"déroulées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC  ·  "déroulent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC

Frequency comparison

déroulées#25,984
déroulent#11,396

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déroulées" and "déroulent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déroulées" is a noun and "déroulent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déroulées" or "déroulent"?
"déroulent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,396 in our French list, against #25,984 for "déroulées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déroulées vs déroulent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “déroulées”; for a verb, it's “déroulent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déroulées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list