Which to use
“déblayer” and “déployer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,848
- “déblayer” frequency rank
- #11,394
- “déployer” frequency rank
- 59242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déblayer | déployer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Débarrasser, dégager un lieu des choses qui l’encombrent, qui s’y trouvent entassées confusément. | Étendre, développer ce qui était ployé. |
Where the eye mixes déblayer and déployer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déblayer and déployer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déblayer vs déployer
A purely visual mix-up. déblayer (\de.ble.je\) and déployer (\de.plwa.je\) 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 59242, 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\. déployer is at rank #11,394, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plwa.je\.
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 59242, this pair ranks #104,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déblayer vs déployer
Shared letters: delryé. Private to "déblayer": ab. Private to "déployer": op.
"déblayer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "déployer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déblayer" and "déployer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déblayer" or "déployer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déblayer" and "déployer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déblayer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déployer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déblayer" and "déployer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déblayer vs déclarer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.