Which to use
“débordent” and “déforment” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,454
- “débordent” frequency rank
- #49,044
- “déforment” frequency rank
- 80498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débordent | déforment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déborder. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déformer. |
Where the eye mixes débordent and déforment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. débordent and déforment follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between débordent and déforment
A purely visual mix-up. débordent (\de.bɔʁd\) and déforment (\de.fɔʁm\) 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 80498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débordent is recorded at frequency rank #31,454, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bɔʁd\. déforment is at rank #49,044, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.fɔʁm\.
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 80498, this pair ranks #20,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débordent vs déforment
Shared letters: denorté. Private to "débordent": b. Private to "déforment": fm.
"débordent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "déforment" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débordent" and "déforment" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "débordent" vs "déforment" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "débordent" and "déforment" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débordent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déforment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débordent" and "déforment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs déforment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.