déclarezvsdéplacezConfusable pair

Which to use

“déclarez” and “déplacez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,429
“déclarez” frequency rank
#37,781
“déplacez” frequency rank
82210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déclarez déplacez
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer.

Where the eye mixes déclarez and déplacez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déclarez and déplacez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
déclarez
8 ch
déplacez

Visual trap between déclarez and déplacez

A purely visual mix-up. déclarez (\de.kla.ʁe\) and déplacez (\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 82210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déclarez is recorded at frequency rank #44,429, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\. déplacez is at rank #37,781, 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 82210, this pair ranks #17,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déclarez vs déplacez

Shared letters: acdelzé. Private to "déclarez": r. Private to "déplacez": p.

"déclarez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "déplacez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déclarez" and "déplacez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.kla.ʁe\ versus \de.pla.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déclarez" vs "déplacez" - which ranks higher?
"déplacez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,781 in our French list, against #44,429 for "déclarez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "déclarez" and "déplacez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déclarez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déplacez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déclarez" and "déplacez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs déclarez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list