Which to use
“déforment” and “déformer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,044
- “déforment” frequency rank
- #28,526
- “déformer” frequency rank
- 77570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déforment | déformer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déformer. | Altérer dans sa forme. |
Where the eye mixes déforment and déformer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déforment runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against déformer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déforment and déformer
A purely visual mix-up. déforment (\de.fɔʁm\) and déformer (\de.fɔʁ.me\) 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 77570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déforment is recorded at frequency rank #49,044, classified as averb, pronounced \de.fɔʁm\. déformer is at rank #28,526, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.fɔʁ.me\.
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 77570, this pair ranks #27,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déforment vs déformer
Shared letters: defmoré. Private to "déforment": nt. Private to "déformer": -.
"déforment" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "déformer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déforment" for "déformer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déforment" vs "déformer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déforment" and "déformer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déforment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déformer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déforment" and "déformer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs déforment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.