Which to use
“développer” is a verb and “développés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,812
- “développer” frequency rank
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- 8423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développer | développés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dégager une chose de ce qui l’enveloppe. | Pluriel de développé. |
Where the eye mixes développer and développés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développer and développés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses développer with développés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: développer is \dɛv.lɔ.pe\ while développés is \de.vlɔ.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développer is recorded at frequency rank #1,812, classified as averb, pronounced \dɛv.lɔ.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 8423, this pair ranks #420,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développer vs développés
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développer": r. Private to "développés": s.
"développer" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "développer" for "développés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "développer" vs "développés" - 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 "développer" 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 #420,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développer" and "développés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développera vs développés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #420,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.