Which to use
“déguisées” is an adjective and “déguiser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,902
- “déguisées” frequency rank
- #18,998
- “déguiser” frequency rank
- 62900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déguisées | déguiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déguisé. | Travestir une personne de telle sorte qu’il soit difficile de la reconnaître. |
Same sound, different letters: déguisées vs déguiser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déguisées runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against déguiser's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - déguisées / déguiser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déguisées and déguiser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ɡi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déguisées is recorded at frequency rank #43,902, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡi.ze\. déguiser is at rank #18,998, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡi.ze\.
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 62900, this pair ranks #84,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déguisées vs déguiser
Shared letters: degisué. Private to "déguisées": -. Private to "déguiser": r.
"déguisées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "déguiser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déguisées" and "déguiser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déguisées" vs "déguiser" - which ranks higher?
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 "déguisées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déguiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déguisées" and "déguiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déguise vs déguisées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.