Which to use
“déplaçaient” and “déplaçant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,304
- “déplaçaient” frequency rank
- #21,925
- “déplaçant” frequency rank
- 69229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplaçaient | déplaçant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déplacer. | Participe présent de déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes déplaçaient and déplaçant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. déplaçaient runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVVCC) against déplaçant's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déplaçaient with déplaçant
A purely visual mix-up. déplaçaient (\de.pla.sɛ\) and déplaçant (\de.pla.sɑ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplaçaient is recorded at frequency rank #47,304, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pla.sɛ\. déplaçant is at rank #21,925, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pla.sɑ̃\.
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 69229, this pair ranks #55,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déplaçaient vs déplaçant
Shared letters: adlnptçé. Private to "déplaçaient": ei. Private to "déplaçant": -.
"déplaçaient" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVCC · "déplaçant" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplaçaient" and "déplaçant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déplaçaient" or "déplaçant" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaçaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaçant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplaçaient" and "déplaçant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclaraient vs déplaçaient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.