Which to use
“délaissées” is an adjective and “délaisser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,045
- “délaissées” frequency rank
- #28,140
- “délaisser” frequency rank
- 77185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délaissées | délaisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de délaissé. | Abandonner, laisser sans aucun secours, sans aucune assistance, sans aucun témoignage d’affection. |
Same sound, different letters: délaissées vs délaisser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. délaissées runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVVC) against délaisser's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - délaissées / délaisser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: délaissées and délaisser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.lɛ.se\. 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 77185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délaissées is recorded at frequency rank #49,045, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.lɛ.se\. délaisser is at rank #28,140, tagged as averb, 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 77185, this pair ranks #29,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délaissées vs délaisser
Shared letters: adeilsé. Private to "délaissées": -. Private to "délaisser": r.
"délaissées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC · "délaisser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délaissées" for "délaisser" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "délaissées" or "délaisser" show up more?
After this comparison
"délaissées" and "délaisser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "délaissées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délaisser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délaissées" and "délaisser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délaissée vs délaissées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.