Which to use
“développent” is a verb and “développés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,843
- “développent” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- 15454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développent | développés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de développer. | Pluriel de développé. |
Where the eye mixes développent and développés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développent runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCC) against développés's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: développent vs développés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: développent is \de.vlɔp\ while développés is \de.vlɔ.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15454, 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\. 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 15454, this pair ranks #392,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développent vs développés
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développent": nt. Private to "développés": s.
"développent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCC · "développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "développent" and "développés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "développent" or "développés"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "développent" 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 #392,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développent" and "développés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développait vs développent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #392,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.