Which to use
“déguisement” and “déguisements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,860
- “déguisement” frequency rank
- #32,792
- “déguisements” frequency rank
- 48652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déguisement | déguisements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de déguiser, de se déguiser. | Pluriel de déguisement. |
Same sound, different letters: déguisement vs déguisements
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. déguisement runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against déguisements's 12 (CVCVVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déguisement vs déguisements
This is the hard kind. déguisement and déguisements are pronounced identically (\de.ɡiz.mɑ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déguisement” sits inside “déguisements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déguisement is recorded at frequency rank #15,860, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡiz.mɑ̃\. déguisements is at rank #32,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡiz.mɑ̃\.
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 48652, this pair ranks #177,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déguisement vs déguisements
Shared letters: degimnstué. Private to "déguisement": -. Private to "déguisements": -.
"déguisement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "déguisements" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déguisement" and "déguisements" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déguisement" or "déguisements" show up more?
After this comparison
"déguisement" and "déguisements" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déguisement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déguisements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #177,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.