Which to use
“déroulés” is a noun and “dérouter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,191
- “déroulés” frequency rank
- #46,729
- “dérouter” frequency rank
- 69920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulés | dérouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de déroulé. | Égarer quelqu’un de sa route. |
Where the eye mixes déroulés and dérouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between déroulés and dérouter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déroulés is \de.ʁu.le\ while dérouter is \de.ʁu.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulés is recorded at frequency rank #23,191, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\. dérouter is at rank #46,729, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.te\.
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 69920, this pair ranks #53,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déroulés vs dérouter
Shared letters: dorué. Private to "déroulés": ls. Private to "dérouter": et.
"déroulés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "dérouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déroulés" and "dérouter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déroulés" or "dérouter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déroulés" and "dérouter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulés" and "dérouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.