Which to use
“déplaçait” and “déplaçant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,001
- “déplaçait” frequency rank
- #21,925
- “déplaçant” frequency rank
- 56926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplaçait | déplaçant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déplacer. | Participe présent de déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes déplaçait and déplaçant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. déplaçait (CVCCVCVVC) and déplaçant (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between déplaçait and déplaçant
A purely visual mix-up. déplaçait (\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 a single letter - i in “déplaçait” becomes n in “déplaçant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplaçait is recorded at frequency rank #35,001, 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 56926, this pair ranks #118,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplaçait vs déplaçant
Shared letters: adlptçé. Private to "déplaçait": i. Private to "déplaçant": n.
"déplaçait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "déplaçant" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplaçait" and "déplaçant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déplaçait" or "déplaçant"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaçait" 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 #118,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplaçait" and "déplaçant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaçaient vs déplaçait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #118,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.