Which to use
“développe” and “développée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,071
- “développe” frequency rank
- #6,610
- “développée” frequency rank
- 10681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développe | développée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de développer. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe développer. |
Where the eye mixes développe and développée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. développe 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.
Visual trap between développe and développée
A purely visual mix-up. développe (\de.vlɔp\) 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 10681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développe is recorded at frequency rank #4,071, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vlɔp\. 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 10681, this pair ranks #412,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développe vs développée
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développe": -. Private to "développée": -.
"développe" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développe" and "développée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "développe" or "développée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "développe" 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 #412,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développe" and "développée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développée vs développera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #412,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.