déplacéevsdéplacentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déplacée is a noun, déplacent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#16,117
“déplacée” frequency rank
#14,251
“déplacent” frequency rank
30368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déplacée déplacent
Definition Équivalent de déplacé, dans le cas d’une femme. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déplacée and déplacent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
déplacée
9 ch
déplacent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déplacée is \de.pla.se\ while déplacent is \de.plas\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30368, 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\. déplacent is at rank #14,251, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plas\.

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 30368, this pair ranks #310,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déplacée vs déplacent

Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacée": -. Private to "déplacent": nt.

"déplacée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "déplacent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

déplacée#16,117
déplacent#14,251

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déplacée" and "déplacent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déplacée" is a noun and "déplacent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déplacée" or "déplacent"?
"déplacent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,251 in our French list, against #16,117 for "déplacée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déplacée vs déplacent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “déplacée”; for a verb, it's “déplacent”.
  • 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