Which to use
“déplacée” is a noun and “déplaise” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,117
- “déplacée” frequency rank
- #20,430
- “déplaise” frequency rank
- 36547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacée | déplaise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Équivalent de déplacé, dans le cas d’une femme. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de déplaire. |
Where the eye mixes déplacée and déplaise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déplacée (CVCCVCVV) and déplaise (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between déplacée and déplaise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déplacée is \de.pla.se\ while déplaise is \de.plɛz\. 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 36547, 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\. déplaise is at rank #20,430, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plɛz\.
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 36547, this pair ranks #268,863 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacée vs déplaise
Shared letters: adelpé. Private to "déplacée": c. Private to "déplaise": is.
"déplacée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "déplaise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplacée" for "déplaise" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déplacée" vs "déplaise" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,863 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacée" and "déplaise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaise vs déplaisent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,863 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.