Which to use
“débarrasse” and “débarrassée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,918
- “débarrasse” frequency rank
- #30,985
- “débarrassée” frequency rank
- 52903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarrasse | débarrassée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débarrasser. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe débarrasser. |
Where the eye mixes débarrasse and débarrassée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. débarrasse runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against débarrassée's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: débarrasse vs débarrassée
A purely visual mix-up. débarrasse (\de.ba.ʁas\) and débarrassée (\de.ba.ʁa.se\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarrasse is recorded at frequency rank #21,918, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ba.ʁas\. débarrassée is at rank #30,985, 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 52903, this pair ranks #144,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débarrasse vs débarrassée
Shared letters: abdersé. Private to "débarrasse": -. Private to "débarrassée": -.
"débarrasse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "débarrassée" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débarrasse" and "débarrassée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "débarrasse" vs "débarrassée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarrasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débarrassée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarrasse" and "débarrassée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarasser vs débarrassée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #144,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.