Which to use
“dealer” is a noun and “déballer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,766
- “dealer” frequency rank
- #35,904
- “déballer” frequency rank
- 49670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dealer | déballer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vendeur de drogue, de stupéfiants. | Extraire d’une balle, d’un paquet, d’une caisse, etc., ce qu’ils contiennent. |
Where the eye mixes dealer and déballer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dealer runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against déballer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dealer and déballer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dealer is \di.lœʁ\ while déballer is \de.ba.le\. 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 49670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dealer is recorded at frequency rank #13,766, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.lœʁ\. déballer is at rank #35,904, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ba.le\.
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 49670, this pair ranks #168,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dealer vs déballer
Shared letters: adelr. Private to "dealer": -. Private to "déballer": bé.
"dealer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "déballer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dealer ← daeler · ddealer · deaelr · dealerr · dealler · dealre · delaer · edaler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dealer" and "déballer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dealer" or "déballer"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dealer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déballer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dealer" and "déballer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déballer vs dérailler". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #168,780 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.