Which to use
“développer” is a verb and “développeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,812
- “développer” frequency rank
- #10,316
- “développeurs” frequency rank
- 12128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développer | développeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dégager une chose de ce qui l’enveloppe. | Pluriel de développeur. |
Where the eye mixes développer and développeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. développer runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against développeurs's 12 (CVCVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between développer and développeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: développer is \dɛv.lɔ.pe\ while développeurs is \de.vlɔ.pœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 12128, 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\. développeurs is at rank #10,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vlɔ.pœʁ\.
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 12128, this pair ranks #406,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développer vs développeurs
Shared letters: deloprvé. Private to "développer": -. Private to "développeurs": su.
"développer" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "développeurs" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "développer" and "développeurs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "développer" or "développeurs" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "développeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développer" and "développeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développera vs développeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #406,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.