Which to use
“détaillée” is an adjective and “détailler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,697
- “détaillée” frequency rank
- #20,126
- “détailler” frequency rank
- 28823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détaillée | détailler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de détaillé. | Couper en pièces, distribuer par parties. |
Same sound, different letters: détaillée vs détailler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. détaillée (CVCVVCCVV) and détailler (CVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - détaillée and détailler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: détaillée and détailler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ta.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détaillée is recorded at frequency rank #8,697, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ta.je\. détailler is at rank #20,126, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ta.je\.
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 28823, this pair ranks #320,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détaillée vs détailler
Shared letters: adeilté. Private to "détaillée": -. Private to "détailler": r.
"détaillée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV · "détailler" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détaillée" and "détailler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "détaillée" or "détailler" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "détaillée" / "détailler". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "détaillée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détailler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détaillée" and "détailler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déraille vs détailler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.