déranger

\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\

/\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“déranger” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,650
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ôter une chose de son rang, de sa place ; mettre en désordre ce qui était arrangé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deranger · déranger · French

déranger · rank #9,650 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,650
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH démarrage

Nearest frequency peer: démarrage (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « déranger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « déranger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

déranger vs dernier
63% similar
déranger vs déroger
75% similar
déranger vs déraper
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for déranger
PropertyValue
Headworddéranger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,650
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déranger »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dérangerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « démarrage » (#9,649), « enfermer » (#9,651), « dégagé » (#9,648). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déranger » est au #9,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around déranger (IPA \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,650 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for déranger, with forms such as "ddéranger", "deranger", and "dréanger". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "dernier", "déroger", "déraper", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is déranger, spelled D-É-R-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ôter une chose de son rang, de sa place ; mettre en désordre ce qui était arrangé.
  2. 2
    Causer du désordre dans la disposition habituelle des meubles, des objets qui se trouvent dans un lieu.
  3. 3
    Faire que quelqu’un soit obligé de quitter sa place, de se lever de son siège, etc.
  4. 4
    Détourner quelqu’un d’une occupation, de ses affaires, etc.
  5. 5
    Faire qu’une chose n’aille plus aussi bien ; altérer ; troubler ; brouiller.
  6. 6
    Chagriner quelqu’un, le contrecarrer.
  7. 7
    Faire que la conduite de quelqu’un ne soit plus aussi réglée qu’elle l’était auparavant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how déranger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Déranger quelque pièce d’une machine.
  2. Déranger des papiers, des livres, des meubles.

This word in other languages

disturb(English)desordenar(Español)stören(Deutsch)importunar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéranger
  • deranger
  • dréanger
  • déarnger
  • déragner
  • déranegr
  • dérangerr
  • dérangger
  • dérangre
  • dérannger
  • dérnager
  • dérranger
  • édranger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of déranger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddéranger1deranger1dréanger2déarnger2déragner2déranegr2dérangerr1dérangger1
Edit distance from "déranger"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déranger"?
"déranger" is spelled D-É-R-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\.
What does "déranger" mean?
As a verb, "déranger" means: Ôter une chose de son rang, de sa place ; mettre en désordre ce qui était arrangé.
What words are commonly confused with "déranger"?
"déranger" is commonly confused with "dernier", "déroger", "déraper". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déranger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déranger" is \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déranger" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "déranger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enfermer#9,651fabuleux#9,658demandée#9,638courriel#9,634

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Hollandais13 variantsanecdotes13 variantsremparts13 variantsrentrent13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list