développéevsdéveloppentWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set développée and développent apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
développée
11 ch
développent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

développée#6,610
développent#8,843

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "développée" and "développent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\dev.lɔ.pe\ versus \de.vlɔp\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "développée" or "développent"?
"développée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,610 in our French list, against #8,843 for "développent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering développée vs développent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “développée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list