Which to use
“développe” and “développent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,071
- “développe” frequency rank
- #8,843
- “développent” frequency rank
- 12914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développe | développent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de développer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de développer. |
Same sound, different letters: développe vs développent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. développe runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against développent's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - développe / développent
This is the hard kind. développe and développent are pronounced identically (\de.vlɔp\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “développe” sits inside “développent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12914, 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\. développent is at rank #8,843, 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 12914, this pair ranks #403,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développe vs développent
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développe": -. Private to "développent": nt.
"développe" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développe" and "développent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "développe" or "développent"?
What to do next
"développe" and "développent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "développe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développe" and "développent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développait vs développent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #403,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.