dérouléesvsdéroulerWhat's the difference?

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

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.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
déroulées
8 ch
dérouler

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

déroulées#25,984
dérouler#11,956

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déroulées" and "dérouler" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déroulées" is a noun and "dérouler" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déroulées" or "dérouler"?
"dérouler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,956 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 dérouler

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 “dérouler”.
  • 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