Which to use
“déclencher” and “déclenchés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,991
- “déclencher” frequency rank
- #49,039
- “déclenchés” frequency rank
- 58030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclencher | déclenchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manœuvrer la déclenche pour séparer dans une machine ou dans un ensemble mécanique deux pièces qui ordinairement sont liées. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de déclencher. |
Same sound, different letters: déclencher vs déclenchés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. déclencher and déclenchés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: déclencher vs déclenchés
This is the hard kind. déclencher and déclenchés 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 58030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclencher is recorded at frequency rank #8,991, classified as averb, pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\. déclenchés is at rank #49,039, 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 58030, this pair ranks #111,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déclencher vs déclenchés
Shared letters: cdehlné. Private to "déclencher": r. Private to "déclenchés": s.
"déclencher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "déclenchés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déclencher" and "déclenchés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déclencher" or "déclenchés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "déclencher" / "déclenchés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclencher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclencher" and "déclenchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclenchées vs déclenchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,481 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.