Which to use
“débarras” is a noun and “débarrasse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,288
- “débarras” frequency rank
- #21,918
- “débarrasse” frequency rank
- 47206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarras | débarrasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Délivrance de ce qui embarrassait, en parlant des personnes aussi bien que des choses. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débarrasser. |
Where the eye mixes débarras and débarrasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. débarras runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against débarrasse's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between débarras and débarrasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: débarras is \de.ba.ʁa\ while débarrasse is \de.ba.ʁas\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “débarras” sits inside “débarrasse”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarras is recorded at frequency rank #25,288, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ba.ʁa\. débarrasse is at rank #21,918, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ba.ʁas\.
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 47206, this pair ranks #188,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débarras vs débarrasse
Shared letters: abdrsé. Private to "débarras": -. Private to "débarrasse": e.
"débarras" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "débarrasse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débarras" and "débarrasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "débarras" vs "débarrasse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "débarras" and "débarrasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débarrasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarras" and "débarrasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarasser vs débarrasse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #188,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.