Which to use
“développe” is a verb and “développés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,071
- “développe” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- 10682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développe | développés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de développer. | Pluriel de développé. |
Where the eye mixes développe and développés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développe 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.
Visual trap between développe and développés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: développe is \de.vlɔp\ 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 10682, 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\. 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 10682, this pair ranks #412,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développe vs développés
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développe": -. Private to "développés": s.
"développe" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développe" and "développés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "développe" vs "développés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "développe" 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 #412,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développe" and "développés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développera vs développés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #412,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.