Which to use
“déménage” and “déménager” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,147
- “déménage” frequency rank
- #8,099
- “déménager” frequency rank
- 20246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déménage | déménager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déménager. | Ôter d’une maison, d’un logement ce qui le garnit pour le transporter ailleurs. |
Where the eye mixes déménage and déménager
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. déménage runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against déménager's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déménage and déménager
A purely visual mix-up. déménage (\de.me.naʒ\) and déménager (\de.me.na.ʒe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “déménage” sits inside “déménager”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déménage is recorded at frequency rank #12,147, classified as averb, pronounced \de.me.naʒ\. déménager is at rank #8,099, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.me.na.ʒe\.
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 20246, this pair ranks #369,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déménage vs déménager
Shared letters: adegmné. Private to "déménage": -. Private to "déménager": r.
"déménage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "déménager" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déménage" and "déménager" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déménage" vs "déménager" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déménage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déménager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déménage" and "déménager" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déménager vs déménageurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #369,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.