développevsdéveloppésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: développe is a verb, développés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set développe and développés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
développe
10 ch
développés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

développe#4,071
développés#6,611

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "développe" and "développés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "développe" is a verb and "développés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "développe" or "développés"?
"développe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,071 in our French list, against #6,611 for "développés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering développe vs développés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “développe”; for a noun, it's “développés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “développe” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list