Which to use
“développa” and “développe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,469
- “développa” frequency rank
- #4,071
- “développe” frequency rank
- 35540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développa | développe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de développer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de développer. |
Where the eye mixes développa and développe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développa and développe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: développa vs développe
A purely visual mix-up. développa (\de.vlɔ.pa\) and développe (\de.vlɔp\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “développa” becomes e in “développe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développa is recorded at frequency rank #31,469, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vlɔ.pa\. développe is at rank #4,071, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vlɔp\.
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 35540, this pair ranks #275,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of développa vs développe
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développa": a. Private to "développe": -.
"développa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développe" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "développa" for "développe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "développa" vs "développe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "développa" and "développe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "développa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développa" and "développe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développa vs développait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #275,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.