Which to use
“détailler” is a verb and “détaillés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,126
- “détailler” frequency rank
- #16,119
- “détaillés” frequency rank
- 36245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détailler | détaillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couper en pièces, distribuer par parties. | Masculin pluriel de détaillé. |
Same sound, different letters: détailler vs détaillés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détailler and détaillés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - détailler and détaillés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: détailler and détaillés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ta.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 36245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détailler is recorded at frequency rank #20,126, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ta.je\. détaillés is at rank #16,119, tagged as anadj, 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 36245, this pair ranks #270,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détailler vs détaillés
Shared letters: adilté. Private to "détailler": er. Private to "détaillés": s.
"détailler" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "détaillés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "détailler" and "détaillés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "détailler" or "détaillés" show up more?
After this comparison
"détailler" and "détaillés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détailler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détaillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détailler" and "détaillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déraille vs détailler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #270,953 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.