Which to use
“déplacé” and “déployé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,100
- “déplacé” frequency rank
- #14,664
- “déployé” frequency rank
- 22764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacé | déployé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est mal placé, qui n’est pas où il doit être. | Déplié, étendu, étalé. |
Letter map: déplacé vs déployé
Shared letters muted; letters that set déplacé and déployé apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on déplacé vs déployé
déplacé and déployé are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22764, 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\. déployé is at rank #14,664, tagged as anadj.
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 22764, this pair ranks #356,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déplacé vs déployé
Shared letters: dlpé. Private to "déplacé": ac. Private to "déployé": oy.
"déplacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déployé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "déplacé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déployé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacé" and "déployé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacé vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #356,272 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.