Which to use
“déplacées” is an adjective and “déplacent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,706
- “déplacées” frequency rank
- #14,251
- “déplacent” frequency rank
- 34957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacées | déplacent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déplacé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes déplacées and déplacent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déplacées (CVCCVCVVC) and déplacent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses déplacées with déplacent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déplacées is \de.pla.se\ while déplacent is \de.plas\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplacées is recorded at frequency rank #20,706, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pla.se\. déplacent is at rank #14,251, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plas\.
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 34957, this pair ranks #280,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacées vs déplacent
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacées": s. Private to "déplacent": nt.
"déplacées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "déplacent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplacées" for "déplacent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déplacées" or "déplacent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacées" and "déplacent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacées vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,177 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.