Which to use
“développée” is a verb and “développés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,610
- “développée” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- 13221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développée | développés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe développer. | Pluriel de développé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set développée and développés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: développée and développés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dev.lɔ.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “développée” becomes s in “développés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13221, 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\. 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 13221, this pair ranks #401,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développée vs développés
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développée": -. Private to "développés": s.
"développée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVV · "développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "développée" and "développés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "développée" or "développés"?
Remembering développée vs développés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “développée”; for a noun, it's “développés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “développée” entry
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