Which to use
“délaisse” is a verb and “délaissées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,995
- “délaisse” frequency rank
- #49,045
- “délaissées” frequency rank
- 80040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délaisse | délaissées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de délaisser. | Féminin pluriel de délaissé. |
Where the eye mixes délaisse and délaissées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délaisse runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against délaissées's 10 (CVCVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délaisse and délaissées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: délaisse is \de.lɛs\ while délaissées is \de.lɛ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délaisse is recorded at frequency rank #30,995, classified as averb, pronounced \de.lɛs\. délaissées is at rank #49,045, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.lɛ.se\.
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 80040, this pair ranks #21,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délaisse vs délaissées
Shared letters: adeilsé. Private to "délaisse": -. Private to "délaissées": -.
"délaisse" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "délaissées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délaisse" for "délaissées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "délaisse" or "délaissées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délaisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délaissées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délaisse" and "délaissées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délaissée vs délaissées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,875 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.