Which to use
“déroulées” is a noun and “dérouler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,984
- “déroulées” frequency rank
- #11,956
- “dérouler” frequency rank
- 37940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulées | dérouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de déroulée. | Étendre ce qui était roulé et le mettre de son long. |
Same sound, different letters: déroulées vs dérouler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déroulées runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against dérouler's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - déroulées and dérouler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déroulées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37940, 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\. 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 37940, this pair ranks #258,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déroulées vs dérouler
Shared letters: delorué. Private to "déroulées": s. Private to "dérouler": -.
"déroulées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "dérouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déroulées" and "dérouler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déroulées" or "dérouler" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulées" and "dérouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déroula vs dérouler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.