Which to use
“déplacée” is a noun and “déplaire” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,117
- “déplacée” frequency rank
- #21,299
- “déplaire” frequency rank
- 37416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacée | déplaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Équivalent de déplacé, dans le cas d’une femme. | Être désagréable, en parlant des personnes. |
Where the eye mixes déplacée and déplaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déplacée (CVCCVCVV) and déplaire (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between déplacée and déplaire
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déplacée is \de.pla.se\ while déplaire is \de.plɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37416, 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\. déplaire is at rank #21,299, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plɛʁ\.
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 37416, this pair ranks #262,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacée vs déplaire
Shared letters: adelpé. Private to "déplacée": c. Private to "déplaire": ir.
"déplacée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "déplaire" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplacée" for "déplaire" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déplacée" or "déplaire"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déplacée" and "déplaire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacée" and "déplaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs déplaire". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.