Which to use
“développée” and “développent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,610
- “développée” frequency rank
- #8,843
- “développent” frequency rank
- 15453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développée | développent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe développer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de développer. |
Where the eye mixes développée and développent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. développée runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVV) against développent's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses développée with développent
A purely visual mix-up. développée (\dev.lɔ.pe\) and développent (\de.vlɔp\) 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 15453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développée is recorded at frequency rank #6,610, classified as averb, pronounced \dev.lɔ.pe\. 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 15453, this pair ranks #392,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développée vs développent
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développée": -. Private to "développent": nt.
"développée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV · "développent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "développée" for "développent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "développée" vs "développent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "développée" 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 #392,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développée" and "développent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développait vs développent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #392,304 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.