Which to use
“développée” and “développer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,610
- “développée” frequency rank
- #1,812
- “développer” frequency rank
- 8422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développée | développer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe développer. | Dégager une chose de ce qui l’enveloppe. |
Where the eye mixes développée and développer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. développée (CVCVCVCCVV) and développer (CVCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: développée vs développer
A purely visual mix-up. développée (\dev.lɔ.pe\) and développer (\dɛv.lɔ.pe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8422, 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\. développer is at rank #1,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɛv.lɔ.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 8422, this pair ranks #420,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développée vs développer
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développée": -. Private to "développer": r.
"développée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV · "développer" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "développée" and "développer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "développée" or "développer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "développée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développée" and "développer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développée vs développera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #420,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.