déplacéevsdéplacezWhat's the difference?

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

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.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
déplacée
8 ch
déplacez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

déplacée#16,117
déplacez#37,781

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déplacée" and "déplacez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déplacée" is a noun and "déplacez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déplacée" or "déplacez"?
"déplacée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,117 in our French list, against #37,781 for "déplacez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déplacée vs déplacez

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 “déplacez”.
  • 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