déplacéevsdéplacéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déplacée is a noun, déplacées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déplacée” is a noun and “déplacées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,117
“déplacée” frequency rank
#20,706
“déplacées” frequency rank
36823
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déplacée déplacées
Definition Équivalent de déplacé, dans le cas d’une femme. Féminin pluriel de déplacé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déplacée and déplacées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
déplacée
9 ch
déplacées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déplacée and déplacées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pla.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déplacée” sits inside “déplacées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déplacée is recorded at frequency rank #16,117, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.pla.se\. déplacées is at rank #20,706, tagged as anadj, 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 36823, this pair ranks #266,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déplacée vs déplacées

Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacée": -. Private to "déplacées": s.

"déplacée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "déplacées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

déplacée#16,117
déplacées#20,706

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déplacée" and "déplacées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déplacée" is a noun and "déplacées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déplacée" or "déplacées"?
"déplacée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,117 in our French list, against #20,706 for "déplacées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déplacée vs déplacées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “déplacée”; for an adjective, it's “déplacées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déplacée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list