Which to use
“déplacées” is an adjective and “déplacer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,706
- “déplacées” frequency rank
- #4,069
- “déplacer” frequency rank
- 24775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacées | déplacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déplacé. | Prendre quelque chose ou quelqu’un et le mettre ailleurs. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacées vs déplacer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déplacées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against déplacer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - déplacées / déplacer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déplacées and déplacer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pla.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24775, 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\. déplacer is at rank #4,069, 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 24775, this pair ranks #344,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déplacées vs déplacer
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacées": s. Private to "déplacer": r.
"déplacées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "déplacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déplacées" for "déplacer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déplacées" vs "déplacer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacées" and "déplacer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacées vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.