débarasser vs débarrasser

Which to use

“débarasser” and “débarrasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,905
“débarasser” frequency rank: #5,336
“débarrasser” frequency rank: 41241
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	débarasser	débarrasser
Definition	Variante orthographique de débarrasser.	Dégager de ce qui embarrasse.

Same sound, different letters: débarasser vs débarrasser

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. débarasser runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against débarrasser's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch

débarasser

11 ch

débarrasser

Ear matches; page differs - débarasser and débarrasser

This is the hard kind. débarasser and débarrasser are pronounced identically (\de.ba.ʁa.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

débarasser is recorded at frequency rank #35,905, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ba.ʁa.se\. débarrasser is at rank #5,336, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ba.ʁa.se\.

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 41241, this pair ranks #234,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of débarasser vs débarrasser

Shared letters: abdersé. Private to "débarasser": -. Private to "débarrasser": -.

"débarasser" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "débarrasser" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "débarasser" and "débarrasser" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\de.ba.ʁa.se\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "débarasser" or "débarrasser"?

"débarrasser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,336 in our French list, against #35,905 for "débarasser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've separated the homophone pair "débarasser" / "débarrasser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

Full dictionary entry for "débarasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "débarrasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #234,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"débarasser" and "débarrasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarasser vs débarrassée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #234,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.