Which to use
“développa” and “développer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,469
- “développa” frequency rank
- #1,812
- “développer” frequency rank
- 33281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développa | développer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de développer. | Dégager une chose de ce qui l’enveloppe. |
Where the eye mixes développa and développer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between développa and développer
A purely visual mix-up. développa (\de.vlɔ.pa\) and développer (\dɛv.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 33281, 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\. développer is at rank #1,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɛv.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 33281, this pair ranks #291,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of développa vs développer
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développa": a. Private to "développer": r.
"développa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développer" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "développa" and "développer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "développa" vs "développer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "développa" and "développer" 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 "développer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développa" and "développer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développa vs développait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #291,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.