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Which to use

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

#49,040
“déconnecte” frequency rank
#38,763
“déconnectés” frequency rank
87803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déconnecte déconnectés
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déconnecter. Participe passé masculin pluriel de déconnecter.

Where the eye mixes déconnecte and déconnectés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. déconnecte runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against déconnectés's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
déconnecte
11 ch
déconnectés

Visual trap between déconnecte and déconnectés

A purely visual mix-up. déconnecte (\de.kɔ.nɛkt\) and déconnectés (\de.kɔ.nɛk.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déconnecte is recorded at frequency rank #49,040, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔ.nɛkt\. déconnectés is at rank #38,763, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kɔ.nɛk.te\.

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 87803, this pair ranks #7,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déconnecte vs déconnectés

Shared letters: cdenoté. Private to "déconnecte": -. Private to "déconnectés": s.

"déconnecte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV  ·  "déconnectés" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déconnecte" for "déconnectés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.kɔ.nɛkt\ versus \de.kɔ.nɛk.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déconnecte" vs "déconnectés" - which ranks higher?
"déconnectés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,763 in our French list, against #49,040 for "déconnecte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déconnecte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déconnectés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déconnecte" and "déconnectés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déconnecte vs déconnectée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #7,792 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