redécouvertevsredécouvreWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: redécouverte is a noun, redécouvre is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redécouverte” is a noun and “redécouvre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,030
“redécouverte” frequency rank
#37,518
“redécouvre” frequency rank
74548
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redécouverte redécouvre
Definition Action de découvrir une seconde fois. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de redécouvrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set redécouverte and redécouvre apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
redécouverte
10 ch
redécouvre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redécouverte is \ʁə.de.ku.vɛʁt\ while redécouvre is \ʁə.de.kuvʁ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redécouverte is recorded at frequency rank #37,030, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.de.ku.vɛʁt\. redécouvre is at rank #37,518, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.de.kuvʁ\.

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 74548, this pair ranks #36,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of redécouverte vs redécouvre

Shared letters: cdeoruvé. Private to "redécouverte": t. Private to "redécouvre": -.

"redécouverte" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCV  ·  "redécouvre" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV

Frequency comparison

redécouverte#37,030
redécouvre#37,518

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redécouverte" and "redécouvre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redécouverte" is a noun and "redécouvre" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "redécouverte" or "redécouvre"?
"redécouverte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,030 in our French list, against #37,518 for "redécouvre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering redécouverte vs redécouvre

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “redécouverte”; for a verb, it's “redécouvre”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “redécouverte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list