Which to use
“déplaçait” and “déplaît” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,001
- “déplaçait” frequency rank
- #23,189
- “déplaît” frequency rank
- 58190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplaçait | déplaît |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déplacer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déplaire. |
Where the eye mixes déplaçait and déplaît
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déplaçait runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against déplaît's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déplaçait vs déplaît
A purely visual mix-up. déplaçait (\de.pla.sɛ\) and déplaît (\de.plɛ\) 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 58190, 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\. déplaît is at rank #23,189, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plɛ\.
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 58190, this pair ranks #110,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déplaçait vs déplaît
Shared letters: adlpté. Private to "déplaçait": iç. Private to "déplaît": î.
"déplaçait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "déplaît" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplaçait" for "déplaît" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déplaçait" vs "déplaît" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaçait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaît" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplaçait" and "déplaît" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaçaient vs déplaçait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.