Which to use
“déclenchée” and “déclencher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,263
- “déclenchée” frequency rank
- #8,991
- “déclencher” frequency rank
- 28254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclenchée | déclencher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de déclencher. | Manœuvrer la déclenche pour séparer dans une machine ou dans un ensemble mécanique deux pièces qui ordinairement sont liées. |
Same sound, different letters: déclenchée vs déclencher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. déclenchée (CVCCVCCCVV) and déclencher (CVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - déclenchée and déclencher
This is the hard kind. déclenchée and déclencher are pronounced identically (\de.klɑ̃.ʃe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclenchée is recorded at frequency rank #19,263, classified as averb, pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\. déclencher is at rank #8,991, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\.
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 28254, this pair ranks #323,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déclenchée vs déclencher
Shared letters: cdehlné. Private to "déclenchée": -. Private to "déclencher": r.
"déclenchée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV · "déclencher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déclenchée" and "déclencher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déclenchée" or "déclencher"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclencher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclenchée" and "déclencher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclenchée vs déclenchées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.