développéesvsdéveloppésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: développées is a adjective, développés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set développées and développés apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
développées
10 ch
développés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

développées#11,039
développés#6,611

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "développées" and "développés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "développées" is an adjective and "développés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "développées" or "développés"?
"développés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,611 in our French list, against #11,039 for "développées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering développées vs développés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “développées”; for a noun, it's “développés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “développées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list