Which to use
“développa” is a verb and “développés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,469
- “développa” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- 38080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développa | développés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de développer. | Pluriel de développé. |
Where the eye mixes développa and développés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développa runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against développés's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses développa with développés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: développa is \de.vlɔ.pa\ while développés is \de.vlɔ.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38080, 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\. développés is at rank #6,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vlɔ.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 38080, this pair ranks #257,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of développa vs développés
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développa": a. Private to "développés": s.
"développa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développa" and "développés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "développa" or "développés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "développa" and "développés" 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 "développés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développa" and "développés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développa vs développait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,805 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.