Which to use
“déblayer” and “déplacer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,848
- “déblayer” frequency rank
- #4,069
- “déplacer” frequency rank
- 51917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déblayer | déplacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Débarrasser, dégager un lieu des choses qui l’encombrent, qui s’y trouvent entassées confusément. | Prendre quelque chose ou quelqu’un et le mettre ailleurs. |
Where the eye mixes déblayer and déplacer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: déblayer vs déplacer
A purely visual mix-up. déblayer (\de.ble.je\) and déplacer (\de.pla.se\) 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 51917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déblayer is recorded at frequency rank #47,848, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ble.je\. déplacer is at rank #4,069, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pla.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 51917, this pair ranks #151,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déblayer vs déplacer
Shared letters: adelré. Private to "déblayer": by. Private to "déplacer": cp.
"déblayer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "déplacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déblayer" and "déplacer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déblayer" or "déplacer" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déblayer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déblayer" and "déplacer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déblayer vs déployer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.