Which to use
“débarques” and “débattues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,898
- “débarques” frequency rank
- #49,608
- “débattues” frequency rank
- 93506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarques | débattues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de débarque. | Pluriel de débattue. |
Where the eye mixes débarques and débattues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. débarques and débattues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: débarques vs débattues
A purely visual mix-up. débarques (\de.baʁk\) and débattues (\de.ba.ty\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarques is recorded at frequency rank #43,898, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.baʁk\. débattues is at rank #49,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ba.ty\.
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 93506, this pair ranks #2,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débarques vs débattues
Shared letters: abdesué. Private to "débarques": qr. Private to "débattues": t.
"débarques" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "débattues" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débarques" and "débattues" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "débarques" vs "débattues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débattues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarques" and "débattues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débattue vs débattues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.