Which to use
“débarquant” and “débarquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,393
- “débarquant” frequency rank
- #15,858
- “débarquent” frequency rank
- 59251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarquant | débarquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent du verbe débarquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de débarquer. |
Where the eye mixes débarquant and débarquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. débarquant and débarquent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: débarquant vs débarquent
A purely visual mix-up. débarquant (\de.baʁ.kɑ̃\) and débarquent (\de.baʁk\) 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 a single letter - a in “débarquant” becomes e in “débarquent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarquant is recorded at frequency rank #43,393, classified as averb, pronounced \de.baʁ.kɑ̃\. débarquent is at rank #15,858, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.baʁk\.
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 59251, this pair ranks #104,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débarquant vs débarquent
Shared letters: abdnqrtué. Private to "débarquant": -. Private to "débarquent": e.
"débarquant" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "débarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "débarquant" for "débarquent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "débarquant" vs "débarquent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débarquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarquant" and "débarquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarquant vs démarquent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.