Which to use
“déroulera” and “dévoilera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,025
- “déroulera” frequency rank
- #39,773
- “dévoilera” frequency rank
- 53798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulera | dévoilera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dérouler. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes déroulera and dévoilera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déroulera and dévoilera follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between déroulera and dévoilera
A purely visual mix-up. déroulera (\de.ʁu.lə.ʁa\) and dévoilera (\de.vwa.lə.ʁa\) 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 53798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulera is recorded at frequency rank #14,025, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.lə.ʁa\. dévoilera is at rank #39,773, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.lə.ʁa\.
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 53798, this pair ranks #138,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déroulera vs dévoilera
Shared letters: adeloré. Private to "déroulera": u. Private to "dévoilera": iv.
"déroulera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "dévoilera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déroulera" and "dévoilera" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déroulera" vs "dévoilera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulera" and "dévoilera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévoilées vs dévoilera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.