Which to use
“déplacé” is an adjective and “déplacez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,100
- “déplacé” frequency rank
- #37,781
- “déplacez” frequency rank
- 45881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacé | déplacez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est mal placé, qui n’est pas où il doit être. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacé vs déplacez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. déplacé runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against déplacez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - déplacé / déplacez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déplacé and déplacez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pla.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 45881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplacé is recorded at frequency rank #8,100, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pla.se\. déplacez is at rank #37,781, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pla.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 45881, this pair ranks #199,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacé vs déplacez
Shared letters: acdlpé. Private to "déplacé": -. Private to "déplacez": ez.
"déplacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déplacez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplacé" and "déplacez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déplacé" vs "déplacez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"déplacé" and "déplacez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacé" and "déplacez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacera vs déplacez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.