Which to use
“déplacée” is a noun and “déplacez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,117
- “déplacée” frequency rank
- #37,781
- “déplacez” frequency rank
- 53898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacée | déplacez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Équivalent de déplacé, dans le cas d’une femme. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacée vs déplacez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déplacée (CVCCVCVV) and déplacez (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: déplacée vs déplacez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déplacée and déplacez 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 53898, 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\. déplacez is at rank #37,781, 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 53898, this pair ranks #137,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacée vs déplacez
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacée": -. Private to "déplacez": z.
"déplacée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "déplacez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplacée" for "déplacez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déplacée" or "déplacez" show up more?
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 "déplacez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacée" and "déplacez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacera vs déplacez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.