Which to use
“déroulement” and “dévoilement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,683
- “déroulement” frequency rank
- #35,009
- “dévoilement” frequency rank
- 42692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulement | dévoilement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dérouler. | Action de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes déroulement and dévoilement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. déroulement and dévoilement follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between déroulement and dévoilement
A purely visual mix-up. déroulement (\de.ʁul.mɑ̃\) and dévoilement (\de.vwal.mɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulement is recorded at frequency rank #7,683, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁul.mɑ̃\. dévoilement is at rank #35,009, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vwal.mɑ̃\.
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 42692, this pair ranks #223,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déroulement vs dévoilement
Shared letters: delmnoté. Private to "déroulement": ru. Private to "dévoilement": iv.
"déroulement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "dévoilement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déroulement" and "dévoilement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déroulement" vs "dévoilement" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulement" and "dévoilement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défilement vs dévoilement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.