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. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacée vs déplacées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. déplacée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against déplacées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - déplacée and déplacées
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplacée" and "déplacées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déplacée" vs "déplacées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "déplacée" / "déplacées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacée" and "déplacées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacées vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.