Which to use
“développées” is an adjective and “développés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,039
- “développées” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- 17650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développées | développés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de développé. | Pluriel de développé. |
Same sound, different letters: développées vs développés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. développées runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVVC) against développés's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - développées and développés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: développées and développés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.vlɔ.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développées is recorded at frequency rank #11,039, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.vlɔ.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 17650, this pair ranks #382,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développées vs développés
Shared letters: delopsvé. Private to "développées": -. Private to "développés": -.
"développées" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVC · "développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "développées" for "développés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "développées" vs "développés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "développées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développées" and "développés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développées vs développera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #382,150 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.