Which to use
“déclenchées” is a verb and “déclencheur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,611
- “déclenchées” frequency rank
- #19,520
- “déclencheur” frequency rank
- 69131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclenchées | déclencheur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de déclencher. | Qui déclenche, qui initie. |
Where the eye mixes déclenchées and déclencheur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déclenchées with déclencheur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déclenchées is \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\ while déclencheur is \de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69131, 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\. déclencheur is at rank #19,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\.
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 69131, this pair ranks #56,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déclenchées vs déclencheur
Shared letters: cdehlné. Private to "déclenchées": s. Private to "déclencheur": ru.
"déclenchées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC · "déclencheur" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déclenchées" and "déclencheur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déclenchées" or "déclencheur" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déclenchées" and "déclencheur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclencheur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclenchées" and "déclencheur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclenchées vs déclenchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.