Which to use
“déclenchées” and “déclencher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,611
- “déclenchées” frequency rank
- #8,991
- “déclencher” frequency rank
- 58602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclenchées | déclencher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel 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: déclenchées vs déclencher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. déclenchées runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVVC) against déclencher's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déclenchées vs déclencher
This is the hard kind. déclenchées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclenchées is recorded at frequency rank #49,611, 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 58602, this pair ranks #108,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déclenchées vs déclencher
Shared letters: cdehlné. Private to "déclenchées": s. Private to "déclencher": r.
"déclenchées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "déclencher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déclenchées" for "déclencher" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déclenchées" or "déclencher"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchées" 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 #108,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclenchées" and "déclencher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclenchées vs déclenchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.