Which to use
“développa” and “développée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,469
- “développa” frequency rank
- #6,610
- “développée” frequency rank
- 38079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développa | développée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de développer. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe développer. |
Where the eye mixes développa and développée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développa runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against développée's 10 (CVCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses développa with développée
A purely visual mix-up. développa (\de.vlɔ.pa\) and développée (\dev.lɔ.pe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38079, 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\. développée is at rank #6,610, tagged as averb, pronounced \dev.lɔ.pe\.
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 38079, this pair ranks #257,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of développa vs développée
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développa": a. Private to "développée": -.
"développa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développa" and "développée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "développa" vs "développée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "développa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développa" and "développée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développa vs développait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,814 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.