Which to use
“développement” and “développements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #505
- “développement” frequency rank
- #9,989
- “développements” frequency rank
- 10494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développement | développements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de développer, de se développer ou résultat de cette action, au propre et au figuré. | Pluriel de développement. |
Where the eye mixes développement and développements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. développement runs 13 letters (CVCVCVCCVCVCC) against développements's 14 (CVCVCVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: développement vs développements
A purely visual mix-up. développement (\de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\) and développements (\de.vlɔp.mɑ̃\) 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 extra letter(s) - “développement” sits inside “développements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développement is recorded at frequency rank #505, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\. développements is at rank #9,989, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vlɔp.mɑ̃\.
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 10494, this pair ranks #412,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développement vs développements
Shared letters: delmnoptvé. Private to "développement": -. Private to "développements": s.
"développement" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVCC · "développements" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développement" and "développements" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "développement" or "développements"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "développement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développement" and "développements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "development vs développement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #412,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.