Which to use
“développent” and “développera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,843
- “développent” frequency rank
- #31,942
- “développera” frequency rank
- 40785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développent | développera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de développer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de développer. |
Where the eye mixes développent and développera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. développent (CVCVCVCCVCC) and développera (CVCVCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses développent with développera
A purely visual mix-up. développent (\de.vlɔp\) and développera (\de.vlɔ.pə.ʁa\) 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 40785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développent is recorded at frequency rank #8,843, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vlɔp\. développera is at rank #31,942, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vlɔ.pə.ʁa\.
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 40785, this pair ranks #237,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of développent vs développera
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développent": nt. Private to "développera": ar.
"développent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCC · "développera" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "développent" for "développera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "développent" vs "développera" - which ranks higher?
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 "développent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développent" and "développera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développa vs développera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.