Which to use
“déplacée” is a noun and “déplacer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,117
- “déplacée” frequency rank
- #4,069
- “déplacer” frequency rank
- 20186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacée | déplacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Équivalent de déplacé, dans le cas d’une femme. | Prendre quelque chose ou quelqu’un et le mettre ailleurs. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacée vs déplacer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déplacée (CVCCVCVV) and déplacer (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - déplacée / déplacer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déplacée and déplacer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pla.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20186, 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\. déplacer is at rank #4,069, 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 20186, this pair ranks #369,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déplacée vs déplacer
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacée": -. Private to "déplacer": r.
"déplacée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "déplacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplacée" for "déplacer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déplacée" or "déplacer"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacée" and "déplacer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacée vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #369,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.