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 eye mixes déroulées and déroulent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déroulées (CVCVVCVVC) and déroulent (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: déroulées vs déroulent
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déroulées" and "déroulent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déroulées" vs "déroulent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulées" and "déroulent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découpées vs déroulées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.