Which to use
“débarqué” is an adjective and “débarquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,952
- “débarqué” frequency rank
- #10,312
- “débarquer” frequency rank
- 23264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarqué | débarquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transporté par mer avant d'être mis à terre → voir aéroporté. | Tirer, ou faire sortir d’un navire, d’un bateau, ce qu’il contient. |
Same sound, different letters: débarqué vs débarquer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. débarqué runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against débarquer's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: débarqué vs débarquer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: débarqué and débarquer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.baʁ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarqué is recorded at frequency rank #12,952, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.baʁ.ke\. débarquer is at rank #10,312, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.baʁ.ke\.
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 23264, this pair ranks #353,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of débarqué vs débarquer
Shared letters: abdqrué. Private to "débarqué": -. Private to "débarquer": e.
"débarqué" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "débarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débarquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarqué" and "débarquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarqué vs débarques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #353,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.