Which to use
“déroulent” and “dévoilent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,396
- “déroulent” frequency rank
- #24,204
- “dévoilent” frequency rank
- 35600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulent | dévoilent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dérouler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes déroulent and dévoilent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déroulent and dévoilent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déroulent with dévoilent
A purely visual mix-up. déroulent (\de.ʁul\) and dévoilent (\de.vwal\) 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 35600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulent is recorded at frequency rank #11,396, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁul\. dévoilent is at rank #24,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\.
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 35600, this pair ranks #275,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déroulent vs dévoilent
Shared letters: delnoté. Private to "déroulent": ru. Private to "dévoilent": iv.
"déroulent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déroulent" for "dévoilent" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déroulent" and "dévoilent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulent" and "dévoilent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs dévoilent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #275,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.