Which to use
“développés” and “développeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,611
- “développés” frequency rank
- #11,958
- “développeur” frequency rank
- 18569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | développés | développeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de développé. | Personne chargée des développements, de la programmation, dans un projet informatique. |
Where the eye mixes développés and développeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. développés runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against développeur's 11 (CVCVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: développés vs développeur
A purely visual mix-up. développés (\de.vlɔ.pe\) and développeur (\dev.lɔ.pœʁ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
développés is recorded at frequency rank #6,611, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.vlɔ.pe\. développeur is at rank #11,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dev.lɔ.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 18569, this pair ranks #377,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of développés vs développeur
Shared letters: delopvé. Private to "développés": s. Private to "développeur": ru.
"développés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "développeur" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "développés" for "développeur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "développés" vs "développeur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "développés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "développeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "développés" and "développeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "développera vs développeur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #377,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.